S Congresswillvoteon a stopgapmeasurethatwouldeffectivelybylawmakersoneweek's timetonegotiate a coVIDreliefdealand a massive, overarchingspendingbillbeforefederalfundingrunsoutthisFriday.
I anticipatethattheSenatewilltakeup a oneweekextensionthisweeksothegovernmentdoesnotcloseonDecemberthe 11th, andworkcancontinuethroughtheendofnextweek.
Democratsmade a hugeconcessionwhentheyagreedtouse a bipartisanbillproposalfor 908 billionas a startingpointfornegotiations, eventhoughtheywerepushingfor 3.4 trillionJustthispastAugust.
Withthebudgetdeadlinefastapproaching, SenateDemocraticleaderChuckSchumerurgedMcConnelltositdownandtalk a SenateDemocratsaresimplyaskingtheRepublicanleadertodoonething.