McConnell backs short-term spending bill to avert shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed a short-term spending bill to avoid a shutdown, a recognition that Congress needs several more weeks of negotiations to hatch a longer-term spending bill and fund the government into next fall.the chamber will vote next week on a stopgap bill to fund the government past Sept. 30. McConnell said the Senate’s focus in September will be working out yearlong funding bills based on the two-year budget agreement forged before the August recess.

Congressional leaders have not yet decided on the length of time the funding bill would cover, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has suggested until Nov. 22. Typically, leaders use a date near a major holiday to force action to fund the government, although last year the government shut down in late December due to a dispute between Democrats and President Donald Trump over border wall funding.

Still, last year Senate Republicans passed more of the 12 annual appropriations bills than they had in years, funding roughly 75 percent of the government before that partial shutdown. McConnell said he was “confident” the Senate could pass some of those bills in the coming weeks then avert a shutdown of the remaining unfunded departments.

Trump declined to sign off on the Senate’s stopgap spending bill last year since it did not provide significant boosts in border funding. But this time, Republicans believe that since he’s received billions in border funding via his national emergency declaration, the president will agree to congressional leaders’ spending plan.

MoscowMitch can burn in hell!

When will Congress do its job and pass a legitimate budget?

Good for MuscowMitch at lease he wants us to think that he is doing something useful.

Add election security to it, or no deal.

MoscowMitchMcConnell has no power. You must actually DO SOMETHING to have POWER.

Ah, McConnell and trump...the 'wit' brothers....dim and half.

Dems should hold out. Elections are next year and there are a lot of bills and issues that need to be addressed. Use the budget for leverage.

Another GovernmentShutdown ...😕... WTFMitch ?!😒

Turtle man jerk needs to place bills that were passed by the house immediately. Turtle man doesn't know his job and will lose it!

Mitch is the man.

MoscowMitch.

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