McConnell says 'time is ticking' for Congress to pass a budget bill
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The Dec. 16 deadline for Congress to pass a new spending agreement to avoid a government shutdown is quickly approaching, but lawmakers are still at a “pretty significant impasse."
A CR would mean the Democrats would lose leverage over the next Congress by giving the incoming Republican majority the ability to set the spending agenda. Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
McConnell previously said he was in favor of a year-long omnibus, but he said Tuesday he is now dealing with the "practical situation, which is … we’re running out of time."
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