Republicans scramble for spending deal by Friday
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(Worthy News) – House Republicans late Tuesday had little time to celebrate their pending victory on tax reform, and instead were scrambling to come up with a bill to keep the government open past Friday’s deadline.
The House is expected to vote on legislation as early as Wednesday that would keep the government funded fully through Jan. 19 and would include full fiscal 2018 funding for defense.
But that bill won’t pass the Senate. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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