Punchbowl News: “There are just nine days until federal agencies run out of money. There has been no real progress on a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown. There had been some discussion of a continuing resolution until mid-December, but the logic behind that was that the two sides could reach a deal on an omnibus spending package by then, and it doesn’t feel like there’s any movement there. We don’t believe there will be a ‘lapse in appropriations’ — the official name for a shutdown — but this is hardly a good sign.”
In addition: “21 days until the debt ceiling needs to be lifted, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, although there may be some leeway in that deadline. There’s been minimal progress on this front, as well. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have met on the issue. But there is no agreement.”
And: “37 days until the end of 2021. That’s the unofficial deadline for President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to wrap up work on the Build Back Better Act. Democrats will be lucky to meet this deadline.”
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