Schumer to Put Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown on Senate Floor, Blames 'Hard-Right Group' Pushing for One
• Schumer says he will put a bill to fund the government on the Senate floor on Tuesday to avoid a shutdown • He blames a "hard-right group" that wants to "force" a shutdown • Congressional leaders struck a deal over the weekend on a two-step funding approach to avert a shutdown • The deal sets new funding deadlines of March 1 and March 7 to allow more time to approve appropriations bills • Schumer says McConnell agrees a shutdown should be avoided