Senate Nearing Bipartisan Bid to Avert Government Shutdown
- Bill would extend funding for four to six weeks after Oct. 1
- Measure is a challenge to gridlocked Republican House
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Senate Republican and Democrat negotiators are nearing a deal on a short term spending measure intended to keep the government open after Oct. 1, according to people familiar with the talks.
The Senate’s stopgap measure still would have to overcome gridlock in the Republican-controlled House, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face a tough choice on whether to even permit a vote on the emerging deal.