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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on September 18, 2019, 10:34:57 pm
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House reaches deal on Continuing Resolution, vote expected Thursday
By Niv Elis - 09/18/19 06:25 PM EDT
The House is expected to file a Continuing Resolution Wednesday evening to prevent a government shutdown until November 21, The Hill has learned.
A vote on the House floor is expected Thursday.
House Democrats unexpectedly pulled the bill from rules consideration on Tuesday night over disagreements with Republicans over several issues, including how the extension dealt with health care and aid to farmers affected by the trade war with China.
Negotiations continued Wednesday with Senate Republicans in hopes of striking a deal before the House vote, which would allow the Senate to take up the bill as is.
The Senate is struggling to pass its own versions of spending bills ahead of the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.
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https://thehill.com/policy/finance/462063-house-reaches-deal-on-continuing-resolution-vote-expected-thursday
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Sorry @mystery-ak I didn't see this. I just posted. You can delete mine.
I say no to a CR. No stopgap. This really is incredible. They don't need more time. If the threat of shutdown is there they will have to come to the table. And it doesn't look like they are funding the wall. Even the money that Trump diverted isn't enough for 20 miles of fencing. They axed the project. So I am not sure what the money they want to replace in the military funding is.
Your 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.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-1499466 (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/defense-department-border-wall-projects-1499466)
The stopgap would give Republicans and Democrats time to work out differences on the larger measures.
Defense bill talks set to start amid wall fight
By Jordain Carney - 09/18/19 08:50 PM EDT
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/462091-defense-bill-talks-set-to-start-amid-wall-fight (https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/462091-defense-bill-talks-set-to-start-amid-wall-fight)
They didn't spend the money.