House GOP unveils plan to avert government shutdown
December 3, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) - House GOP leaders unveiled a plan Saturday to avert a government shutdown next weekend and keep the government open through Dec. 22.
The measure would buy time for bipartisan talks on a bigger budget agreement that would give the Pentagon and government agencies significant relief from a pending budget freeze.
A temporary spending bill enacted in September expires at midnight on Friday.
The move comes despite opposition from some GOP conservatives who think they're being set up for a pre-Christmas deal they won't like.
House Democrats say they won't vote for the legislation w...
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