Yet Another Potential Government Shutdown Looms

The Hill reports:

President Biden’s State of the Union address is scheduled for Thursday evening and Congress is staring down a midnight Friday government funding deadline, two dates that are laying the foundation for a high-stakes 24 hours on Capitol Hill.

Congressional leaders rolled out a package of six spending bills on Sunday that will keep some departments and agencies funded for the rest of the fiscal year. Both chambers are slated to consider the legislation this week, but conservatives on both sides of the Capitol are already voicing their strong opposition to the package.

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