Congress faces immediate funding deadline next week

Published April 22, 2017 4:01am ET



Congress returns Monday from a two-week recess and faces an immediate deadline to fund the government past Friday.

And while lawmakers are expected to find bipartisan agreement on a funding bill, Republicans are toying with pushing ahead with another attempt to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, a move that would put real time pressure on the House if it tries to do both.

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