As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
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Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday and extend the remainder of government operations to March 8. That’s according to a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it.
The stopgap bill, expected to be released Sunday, would come as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has been under pressure from his hard-right flank in recent days to jettison a recent bipartisan spending deal with Senate Democrats. The bill would need Democratic support to pass the narrowly divided House.