Sep. 27. 2022: CR released and Hurricane Ian heads to Florida

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 10 a.m.

Countdown \u2014 Six weeks until Election Day!\nContinuing Resolution released \u2014 Full text \u2026 Section-by-section summary\nNestled into the stopgap spending bill that Congress is aiming to pass to avert a government shutdown this week is over $12 billion in aid for Ukraine, AP\u2019s Kevin Freking reports. What else is in it: \u201cThe funding package, which Congress is set to consider this week, will also provide disaster assistance, including for Jackson, Mississippi. \u2026 Also in the package is money to help households afford winter heating and funding to assist Afghans in resettling in the U.S.\u201d What\u2019s not in it: Biden\u2019s request for emergency funds to fight Covid and monkeypox. What\u2019s in it for now, but might not be for long: Sen. Joe Manchin's permitting reform bill.\nIFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent his first term becoming one of the most influential Republicans in the country \u2014 a likely 2024 contender who\u2019s already shaping his party\u2019s national agenda. But DeSantis still hasn\u2019t faced one of the toughest challenges a Florida leader can encounter: A hurricane. That\u2019s all changing this week as Hurricane Ian barrels toward the state, and, Matt Dixon writes from Tallahassee, \u201cdepending on how well the governor responds to the potentially catastrophic storm, DeSantis may emerge more popular or open himself up to criticism.\u201d\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.