House will vote on temporary spending, disaster relief bills Thursday
by Susan Ferrechio and Robert King | Dec 21, 2017, 8:17 AM
House Republicans plan to push ahead Thursday with a bill that would fund the government until January 19 and briefly extend a counter-terrorism surveillance tool, but it's not clear whether the votes are there for either.
The House Rules Committee was preparing the legislation this morning, but the exact time for the House vote had not been set.
Republican leaders last night were optimistic they could round up the votes to pass the measure with little or no support from Democrats, but the bill abandons a plan to fully fund the military for fiscal 2018, which could lead to GOP opposition.
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