Golden Finance reports that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are looking for ways to avoid a government shutdown, and their second funding proposal was rejected on Thursday night. There are still a few hours left before the Friday deadline. House Speaker Johnson said earlier on Friday that Republicans had reached a Plan C to avoid a government shutdown and planned to hold a vote soon. Senate Republicans are reacting to the failure of two proposals to fund the government through Christmas that they witnessed in the House of Representatives, calling it a "chaotic farce" and a "miserable failure." "I think it's back to square one," incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) said as he left the Capitol.