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Congress was able to temporarily dodge an imminent shutdown to the Department of Homeland Security last week, but lawmakers aren’t out of the woods quite yet.
The clock has been reset to four days and counting until Congress faces yet another deadline on funding the critical government agency. And if last Friday’s flurry of legislative action is any indicator of what to expect at the end of the temporary delay, it’s likely to be yet another mad scramble for congressional leaders.
The action picks up again Monday with a vote scheduled in the Senate later in the afternoon. Will Congress be able to pull together a long-term solution after barely squeezing by a temporary stop-gap last week? The clock is ticking.
Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/congress-dhs-funding-fight
The clock has been reset to four days and counting until Congress faces yet another deadline on funding the critical government agency. And if last Friday’s flurry of legislative action is any indicator of what to expect at the end of the temporary delay, it’s likely to be yet another mad scramble for congressional leaders.
The action picks up again Monday with a vote scheduled in the Senate later in the afternoon. Will Congress be able to pull together a long-term solution after barely squeezing by a temporary stop-gap last week? The clock is ticking.
Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/congress-dhs-funding-fight