House poised to vote on stopgap spending measure to avoid shutdown
Washington — With the deadline to pass legislation to fund the government fast approaching, the House is set to vote Wednesday on a stopgap measure in an effort to avert a partial government shutdown.
The current spending bill keeps the government open until December 11, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said that lawmakers will vote on a one-week continuing resolution, or CR, giving them until December 18 to reach an agreement on a package as negotiations continue over an additional coronavirus relief package.
"I am disappointed that we have not yet reached agreement on government funding. The House will vote on Wednesday on a one-week CR to keep government open while negotiations continue," the Maryland Democrat tweeted.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber is also likely to take up the short-term funding measure this week.
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