Ahead of looming shutdown, Democrats seek stopgap spending bill

Published September 20, 2021 5:34pm ET



With less than two weeks remaining before the federal government partially runs out of money, congressional Democrats plan to enact a stopgap spending bill while massive infrastructure and social spending bills remain on their legislative to-do list.

The federal government’s fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, meaning lawmakers have until the end of the month to approve funding to keep the government open. Failing to do so would lead to reduced operations, a halt on nonessential work, and furloughed federal employees amid a pandemic. The continuing resolution would fund government agencies at their current levels until later this year.

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