House GOP scrambles to rally votes for spending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) " House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year.The bill would keep the government operating through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers " Republicans and Democrats " to head home for the holidays. It would delay battles over the budget, health care and immigration into January, denying Democrats wins that they [...]
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