Lawmakers run into major speed bumps on spending bills
By Jordain Carney and Niv Elis - 09/18/19 08:13 PM EDT
Efforts to fund the government hit multiple stumbling blocks on Wednesday, inching lawmakers closer to a potential shutdown.
Most lawmakers don’t think the standoff will reach the point of a government closure, but with just eight working days to come up with a plan to avoid the second shutdown of the year, they are running out of time.
The two main efforts to keep the government operating have both run into roadblocks, escalating the partisan standoff and increasing the odds, at least, of a closure.
“We’re trying to find a path forward, a way to go,†Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said Wednesday. “I think we’re talking to each other, but I don’t know if either one is listening.â€
To keep the government running, Congress needs to either approve this fiscal year’s spending bills by the end of the month or approve a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would run through Nov. 21.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/462079-lawmakers-run-into-major-speed-bumps-on-spending-billsYour Military
The Pentagon is canceling three border wall projects because the costs went up
By: Meghann Myers   1 day ago
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/09/17/the-pentagon-is-canceling-three-border-wall-projects-because-the-costs-went-up/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/defense-department-border-wall-projects-1499466The stopgap would give Republicans and Democrats time to work out differences on the larger measures.
No stopgap spending bill. It appears once again there is no money for wall. Losers.
