Congress Rushes Toward Spending Vote to Prevent Shutdown
- Deal on legislation emerges two days before shutdown deadline
- Lawmakers to consider spending measure with gun provisions
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Congressional leaders released a $1.3 trillion government spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year and asked lawmakers to begin voting on it with only hours to read and analyze the 2,232-page text.
The measure is wide-ranging, with funds for fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border, combating opioid addiction and building new roads, along with incentives to bolster reporting to a database for gun-buyer background checks.