GOP, Democrats Ramp up Blame Game Ahead of Shutdown Deadline

GOP, Democrats ramp up blame game ahead of shutdown deadline

Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for making sure the other party gets the blame in the event of a government shutdown at the end of the month. As both sides work out a gameplan for funding the government before a Sept. 30 deadline, lawmakers have increasingly been trading insults and pointing fingers over who would... The post GOP, Democrats ramp up blame game ahead of shutdown deadline appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthReport.…

Government shutdown deadline only weeks away: What’s ahead?

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congress only has a few weeks to avoid a government shutdown, but leaders of both parties are still a long way from agreeing on a stopgap spending bill to keep federal workers on the job. Lawmakers need to approve legislation by Sept. 30, when a current funding measure runs out, ahead of the start of the next fiscal year on O…

Dems say $410B withheld ahead of shutdown deadline

Congressional Democrats are reviewing billions of reasons for budget heartburn as they chew over their breakfast this morning and weigh how to handle the upcoming shutdown deadline. The latest report from Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says that $410 billion is still being held up by the Trump administration’s budget officials, further complicating an already tricky bipartisan funding deal. “Any funding agreement mus…