Congress Proposes New Short-term Spending Bill
Bloomberg
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To avert a government shutdown, Congress proposed a stopgap bill on Monday that aims to fund the government through December 20. The current government funding expires on Thursday.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post reports that House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby expressed hope that the short-term spending bill will give them time to come up with a deal that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. However, key issues, such as Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, remain unresolved. The article notes that Shelby told reporters that “ ...the wall is entwined in all of this to some extent. It’s not everything, but it’s an important element, and we’re mindful of that.”
The Hill published a centrist leaning article highlighting statements by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who stated that short-term spending bill is "our opportunity to get a bipartisan process back on track ... and then with more cooperation, we can reach agreement on allocations and pass as many of the 12 appropriations bills as possible before the end of the year.” McConnell also added on Monday that he hopes to wrap up as much of the fiscal 2020 bills as possible by the end of the year.
The Washington Examiner published a right-leaning article focusing on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments on CBS’ Face the Nation, where she pushed back on providing funding for the President’s border wall priorities. The article also reports that the Democrats “are still steaming” about Trump’s decision in February to take $3.6 billion from the Pentagon’s military construction budget to fund border barriers.
From the left
Congress prepares to avert shutdown Nov. 21 with another short-term spending bill
Washington Post
From the right
With pentagon budget deadline looming Democrats dig in on opposition to border wall funding
Washington Examiner