The Senate will not be holding votes this weekend on reopening the government as was initially expected, as some Republican senators will be attending a high-dollar fundraising retreat for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) at Sea Island, Georgia.

The timing of the fundraising committee’s fall meeting is awkward for senators because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has urged his GOP colleagues not to hold fundraisers during the shutdown because it could open them to political attacks.

The Senate Republicans’ weekend at the luxurious Sea Island Resort is a big draw for Republican donors and lobbyists because it gives them face time with important GOP policymakers.

An invitation to the NRSC’s fall meeting lists “group rates” for rooms at the resort ranging from $495 a night f

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