
House could vote on stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown Wednesday
CNN
The House of Representatives could vote as soon as Wednesday to approve a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the week when funding runs out Friday at midnight.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, told reporters on Tuesday that he plans to bring a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, to the House floor for a vote as soon as Wednesday.
"I expect to bring to the floor a continuing resolution as early as tomorrow to keep the government funded," Hoyer said during his weekly pen-and-pad meeting with reporters.

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