Senior Capitol Hill sources tell Playbook that the leadership hopes to file the omnibus spending bill by Tuesday. Omnibus means that the funding bill will keep government open through September 2021.
“Strategic benefit: Government spending is on autopilot through next fall, and President-elect Joe Biden doesn’t have to deal with a funding fight.”
“Downside: No hard deadline for more Covid relief in the first half of 2021.”
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