White House officials expect short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
By Juliegrace Brufke - 03/20/18 10:57 PM EDT
Administration officials said they expect Congress to pass a stopgap bill to avert a third government shutdown this year as lawmakers scramble to finalize a must-pass omnibus spending bill.
White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short told CNN Tuesday that negotiators are getting closer to reaching an agreement, but there "too many obstacles to tackle" for the omnibus bill to make it out of the lower chamber by Thursday.
He told CNN that makes it likely Congress will have to pass a stopgap bill in order to keep the government running into the weekend, when lawmakers could vote on the final passage of the omnibus bill.
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