Congress Faces Tick
• Lawmakers worried about meeting next funding deadline to avoid shutdown after averting latest threat • Lack of agreement on dividing up spending allocations between different bills delaying the process • Potential sticking points include funding for Homeland Security and other non-defense programs • Recently passed stopgap bill bought more time, but appropriators face tight timeline to finish all 12 bills • Failure to pass funding bills on time risks automatic cuts to defense and non-defense spending