Fox has learned that House Republican leaders could try to move a new bill to fund the government, avert a shutdown and infuse FEMA with disaster money as early as Thursday night.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) tells Fox News, "We're going to vote tonight...We intend to make sure there isn't a government shutdown."

House efforts to pass a similar spending bill, or continuing resolution, came up short late Wednesday afternoon when more than 45 Republicans bucked their leadership and voted no on the measure, en route to 230-195 final vote.

Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) said, "Overall we have a lot of people who want to vote yes" and Cantor added, "We're trying to change the way business is done in Washington"...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rebuke to GOP leaders, the House on Wednesday rejected a measure providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to keep the government running through mid-November.

The surprise 230-195 defeat came at the hands of Democrats and tea party Republicans.

Democrats were opposed because the measure contains $1.5 billion in cuts to a government loan program to help car companies build fuel-efficient vehicles. For their part, many GOP conservatives felt the underlying bill permits spending at too high a rate.

The outcome sends House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and his leadership team back to the drawing board as they seek to make sure the government doesn't shut down at the end of next week.

The Obama administration is giving itself high marks for its emergency response to Hurricane Irene, except for one problem — the government’s disaster fund is going broke.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency invoked its “immediate needs” funding provision over the weekend, redirecting money for hurricane cleanup on the East Coast at the expense of other regions hit by natural disasters such as tornadoes. And that has lawmakers from Missouri, where tornadoes ravaged the town of Joplin in May, fuming.

“Recovery from hurricane damage on the East Coast must not come at the expense of Missouri’s rebuilding efforts,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, in a statement Monday. “If FEMA can’t fulfill its promise to our state because we have other disasters, that’s unacceptable, and we need to take a serious look at how our disaster response policies are funded and implemented.”

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