Conservatives may demand infrastructure money in next spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 30, 2018 5:12pm ET

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Conservatives may demand infrastructure money in next spending bill — "I think the sense is we are probably going to have a short-term CR," Meadows said Tuesday. "The question is: What is attached to it?" (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

House conservatives may demand infrastructure spending in a new short-term spending bill Congress will have to pass next week to avert a partial government shutdown.

House and Senate lawmakers must clear the fifth stop-gap measure in fiscal year 2018 to keep the government funded after Feb. 8, when a current measure expires.

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