Government shutdown threat looms over Congress' return
CBSN
Washington — Lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill on Monday after a lengthy August recess to kick off a government funding fight with just three weeks to avert a shutdown.
Congress has until Oct. 1 to fund the government amid the pre-Election Day sprint. And with the abbreviated timeline, lawmakers will almost certainly need to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government funded — leaving the full-year funding effort for a later date.
House Republicans began seriously discussing their opening salvo in the spending negotiations last week, with a plan to push for a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through March 28, while attaching a non-citizen voting bill that Democrats generally see as a nonstarter. Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the plan with House Republicans during a call last week, a source familiar with the call told CBS News, unveiling the bill text on Friday.
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