GOP leaders in Congress plot plan to avoid shutdown

CNN: House and Senate leaders hatched their plans Thursday to avoid a politically risky shutdown next week, moving to separate an acrimonious battle over abortion from a must-pass bill to keep government agencies open.

After Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, Speaker John Boehner told his leadership team he would immediately put a plan to defund Planned Parenthood into legislative vehicle known on Capitol Hill as "reconciliation," which cannot be filibustered in the Senate.

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