Shutdown-Averting Deal Quickly Hits Oily Snag
Niels Lesniewski
15 mins ago A measure to extend spending authority for several Cabinet departments and assorted agencies through Feb. 8 was hung up in the Senate Wednesday afternoon over a spat involving the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other items left out of the stopgap.
That’s according to Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby, who expressed hope that senators could be convinced to let the measure through the chamber.
“I would hope that people will become rational and realize that the CR is clean. We want to keep it clean,†the Alabama Republican said. “We’ve fought to keep it clean, and the president I think has signaled explicitly that if it’s loaded up, he’s not going to sign it.â€
“People want to ride the truck, and I don’t think this is a good time to do it on a CR,†Shelby said.
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