Democratic Senate Plots Move Amid Spending Battle

“The Senate is preparing its first big move in the fall spending fight,” Politico reports.

“Chuck Schumer is tentatively planning to bring up several spending bills for floor votes in mid-September, as the Senate majority leader works with Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and ranking member Susan Collins (R-ME) to prepare the bills for prime time. Democrats hope it will set up a stark bipartisan contrast with the House, which has already struggled to pass GOP-backed funding bills ahead of the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.”