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House Republicans are racing against the clock to pass a federal spending bill ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline after the chamber rejected an earlier proposal.
GOP lawmakers are crafting a new three-month stopgap bill – this time without a previously included measure that would have required proof of citizenship for voter registration. The bill’s text should be available by Sunday.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is taking matters into his own hands. Yesterday, he announced plans to advance a bipartisan government funding bill, even though funding bills are supposed to start in the House.
Schumer said by filing today, he’s giving the Senate “maximum flexibility for preventing a shutdown.”