Shutdown drama grips the Capitol
By Melanie Zanona - 01/17/18 07:04 PM EST
House Republican leaders are within striking distance of securing enough GOP votes to pass a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, which would shift the funding fight to the Senate.
But they aren’t out of the woods just yet. The House Freedom Caucus is vowing to oppose the spending measure unless leadership committed to putting a conservative immigration bill on the floor and boosted defense spending, which could make Thursday’s floor vote on the continuing resolution (CR) a nail biter.
Still, rank-and-file lawmakers and GOP leaders alike expressed confidence throughout Wednesday that their party would find the votes necessary to carry their legislation through the House.
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