House to consider another short-term spending bill
By Melanie Zanona - 01/11/18 01:56 PM EST
The House will consider another stopgap spending bill next week in order to avoid a government shutdown, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Thursday.
That would be the fourth temporary spending patch, or continuing resolution (CR), to come up for a vote since September. Current government funding runs out Jan. 19 at midnight.
“We’ve been in discussions to try to get a budget agreement. I hope that we can have that done this time. If we’re able to get that budget agreement, we’ll need some time for the appropriators to do their work,†McCarthy said while announcing the House floor schedule.
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