Senators Scramble Ahead of Friday's Government Shutdown Deadline
Congressional leaders said they were confident they could strike a deal on amendments and avoid a disruptive shutdown at home as tensions rise in Eastern EuropeCongress
was scrambling Thursday to strike a bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown before funding runs out Friday night. Senate leaders said they expected to hold a vote later Thursday on the stopgap funding measure — called a continuing resolution, or CR— which would allow lawmakers to leave Washington for the weeklong Presidents Day recess.
About a dozen of those senators were eager to depart for the Munich security conference, which kicks off Friday, amid escalating Russian aggression
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