Congress Faces Funding Deadline

Punchbowl News: “The federal government will shut down in less than a month unless a funding bill is passed by Sept. 30. That’s only 16 legislative days away (and even fewer for the House) under the current schedule. The House and Senate are in completely different universes when it comes to how lawmakers should fund federal agencies in both the short and long term. House Republicans are also pushing a number of ‘culture war’ provisions that won’t fly with the Senate or White House.”