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Republicans are rushing to try to get the CR passed, but not sure they have enough votes even though they have the majority.
Pelosi, of course, is trying to hold the CR hostage by tying it to "Dreamers".
Republicans have the power to do this, if they unite, but the big question is "who will be blamed" if it fails?
Pelosi, of course, is trying to hold the CR hostage by tying it to "Dreamers".
WASHINGTON — 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 stave off a government shutdown through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers to head home for the holidays. It would delay battles over the budget and immigration into January, denying Democrats wins that they had hoped to score this year.
Failure to pass the measure would trigger a government shutdown at midnight Friday, which would amount to a political pratfall just after the GOP scored a major win on a landmark tax bill. With Republicans controlling Washington, they would not have anyone else to blame for a shutdown debacle.
The bill would stave off a government shutdown through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers to head home for the holidays. It would delay battles over the budget and immigration into January, denying Democrats wins that they had hoped to score this year.
Failure to pass the measure would trigger a government shutdown at midnight Friday, which would amount to a political pratfall just after the GOP scored a major win on a landmark tax bill. With Republicans controlling Washington, they would not have anyone else to blame for a shutdown debacle.
Republicans have the power to do this, if they unite, but the big question is "who will be blamed" if it fails?
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