As Shutdown Clock Ticks, Senate to Take Up Four Spending Bills

Government Executive: With 12 legislative days left in the fiscal year, the top leaders of Congress met with President Trump on Wednesday to discuss funding the government next year, the upshot being that the Senate is set this week to take up a “minibus” of four of the government’s 12 spending bills.

With mid-term elections looming and Congress confronting a full plate of issues, the move comes as budget process observers worry about prospects for another government shutdown.

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