Congress might have a deal to prevent a government shutdown — but not the time to pass it. Without new legislation, a shutdown will hit at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
Lawmakers spent so long in talks on how to fund the government for the next six months that federal agencies might still close briefly before new spending legislation can be passed and signed. The deadline is 12:01 a.m. Saturday.If Congress resolves a shutdown before Monday morning, the effects might be minimal, as most federal workers would be off for the weekend anyway. But if a closure goes longer,at the height of tax filing season. Active-duty service members — about 1.
“Do I think that there’s been ample opportunity and ample time to read these bills, to digest these bills, to talk to people? Yes. And more than 72 hours,” he said. “But if there’s somebody out there who, by the way, doesn’t know how they’re going to vote and they need a little bit more time, fine.
But there’s a reason the procedure is rarely used: All 100 senators hardly ever agree. On anything. And some senators have already signaled they will hold up the funding bill when it arrives in their chamber to force votes on certain amendments or extract concessions from leadership. That makes the deeming resolution as unlikely a solution as it is a creative one.
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