Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was scheduled to vote on
a stopgap budget measure.
Not exact matches
The House approved a
stopgap spending bill last night to keep the government open past today, but Senate Democrats — angered by President Trump's vulgar aspersions and a lack of progress on a broader
budget and immigration deal — appeared ready to block the
measure.
Lawmakers missed Friday's
budget deadline, but on Monday passed a
stopgap measure to keep government operating.
The Trump
budget would cut $ 5.8 billion from NIH's current funding level of $ 31.7 billion in the
stopgap congressional funding
measure that funds most federal agencies through 28 April.
Late last night congressional leaders released details of the next continuing resolution (CR), a
stopgap measure needed to keep the government open until lawmakers agree on a final 2017
budget.
With a
stopgap spending
measure in place, some lawmakers believe efforts to get schools prepared for the new year are humming along as the General Assembly battles over a final two year
budget plan — but what's happening on the...