House Republicans Release Spending Bill as Shutdown Looms
While conservative House Republicans have in the past dug in and opposed such spending bills, forcing Mr. Johnson to rely on Democrats to keep the government open, President Trump called on Republicans to unite and push this measure through so he and Republicans on Capitol Hill could focus on their new budgetary and tax-cutting plans.
Democrats decried the measure as a White House power grab, leaving it unclear whether the legislation could pass.
Lawmakers are expected to start the difficult task this week of determining which of the credits are on the chopping block to help pay for the GOP's budget bill.
President Donald Trump is expected to have a busy eighth week back in the Oval Office as lawmakers on Capitol Hill work to avoid a government shut down by Friday.
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