In a defeat for White House, Senate Republicans propose stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
Dec 19, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Calling President Donald Trump's bluff as the holiday looms, Congress hopes to avert a government shutdown by sending him a budget bill funding federal operations for about seven weeks, postponing the fight over the billions he demands for a border wall.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday morning that he would introduce a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running through Feb. 8, with no money for the wall, and bring it to a vote perhaps by late afternoon. The House would act next to
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