Congress returns to brutal lame-duck stretch with shutdown deadline, leadership races: 'Closet is full of s—'
"Not even Dems." HOUSE GOP VOTES TO PUNT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BATTLE TO AFTER NOVEMBER MIDTERMS Other legislative priorities Congress will have to reckon with in the next few weeks include the farm bill, which is passed every five years and sets food and agriculture policy for the country.
- Then there is also the looming debt ceiling deadline coming in January, which Trump will likely call on Republicans to deal with before Congress changes hands.
- "And the closet is full of s--- now, and now we got to figure out how to get it all out of there." Current federal funding levels run out on Dec.
- "It’s depressing even for those of us who won, because we lost so many good, quality members." The first order of business this week will be choosing their new leaders for the next Congress.
But we have done a lot of work leading up to the lame-duck session to prepare for passing a number of important bills, many of which are bipartisan." But first, both House and Senate Republicans will need to face their losses in person — and consider how to rebuild.
- 11, and without another deal in place, Congress risks plunging the government into another shutdown.
- TRUMP SIGNS GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL, AVOIDING A SHUTDOWN AHEAD OF MIDTERMS "No one wants a shutdown, I would think," that House Republican said.
- Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill this week for the first time since the midterm elections, and Republicans have a slew of responsibilities in front of them before Democrats take over the reins of power in January.
- Some Democrats signaled to POLITICO that they could use President Donald Trump’s war in Iran as leverage in spending talks — which could very well lead to a fiscal cliff that could paralyze federal agencies.
- But one House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly, told Fox News Digital they expect another short-term extension of current funding levels, called a continuing resolution (CR), through February or March of next year.
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