Lawmakers Nearly at the Funding Finish Line

“Congress is on track to avoid another shutdown, but it needs to clear several hurdles in a short amount of time in order to beat its month-end deadline,” Politico reports.

“The pressure is on the House to pass four of the most challenging spending bills Thursday — to fund the departments of Defense, HHS, Labor, HUD, Transportation, Education and Homeland Security — then bundle them up with the two-bill package the chamber previously passed to fund Financial Services and State-Foreign Operations.”

“Senators will then have one week to take a big swing at passing all six bills before sending them to President Donald Trump’s desk.”