Posted 12/27/2023, 9:00:00 AM
Congress Faces Deadlock on Passing Spending Bills Before Funding Deadline
- Senate has passed only 3 of 12 spending bills needed to fund government programs and agencies for next fiscal year
- Deadline to pass bills is Jan 19; failure would trigger automatic spending cuts
- House passed partisan bill slashing EPA funding that lacks Senate support
- Sen. Majority Leader Schumer has not scheduled votes on spending bills when Senate returns Jan 8
- Senators still need to pass border security bill to add to aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan