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Long wait for a funding plan

CQ Budget, Episode No. 329

House GOP leaders are struggling to settle on a strategy for passing a funding extension that could muster a majority vote.
House GOP leaders are struggling to settle on a strategy for passing a funding extension that could muster a majority vote. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call file photo)

With two weeks left before a partial government shutdown, there’s been no sign of progress on a stopgap funding measure, although both parties recognize what is needed for a deal. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Peter Cohn and David Lerman assess the political pressures and legislative obstacles that stand in the way of passing a continuing resolution.

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