Congress is lurching toward a shutdown that would begin early Sunday morning, with House Republicans battling one another and the Senate moving forward with a bipartisan plan that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has not committed to bringing to a vote in the House.
Senators are poised to vote Saturday afternoon on a bill to fund the government until Nov. 17. The legislation includes $6.15 billion for Ukraine and $6 billion for disaster relief.
McCarthy has drawn a line in the sand on Ukraine funding, and floated the idea Friday night of a “clean” measure that would not include funding for Ukraine.
A number of conservatives in McCarthy’s conference would oppose such a measure, and it would need Democratic support to pass.
The Senate bill, if approved by the upper chamber, would likely pass the House if it were given a vote on the floor.
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