Senate tees up one-week funding bill to avert government shutdown
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Congressional lawmakers are rushing to avert a government shutdown, but Democrats and Republicans remain divided over how long to keep the government funded.
"The benefits of an omnibus are as many as there are citizens in America," said Schumer, D-N.Y. Haris Alic is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering Congress.
While both Democrats and Republicans agree a short-term spending bill is needed to prevent a shutdown on Dec. 16, significant obstacles remain. Both Republicans and Democrats pushing their own priorities ahead of the new Congress taking office in January.
GOP lawmakers are aiming for a short-term funding bill that keep the government afloat until mid-January when Republicans take control of the House. The maneuver would give Republicans more power to demand concessions from Democrats and President Biden on administration policy.