Congress is struggling to reach a deal on a government funding bill, with a shutdown looming at midnight Saturday. Disagreements over aid for farmers and funding for a collapsed bridge in Baltimore threaten to derail the bipartisan compromise.
Congress staggered toward a fast-approaching government funding cliff on Tuesday, as leading lawmakers zeroed in on a bipartisan funding compromise but struggled to cinch a final deal.
“The CR looks a lot like something my late beagle used to hide under my back porch. I think it’s a mess,” Sen. John Neely Kennedy said Monday evening. “Every day, farmers are being turned down for credit. Now is when they get their credit to plant a crop or a raise or a herd. If they don’t get credit, that farm or ranch goes away. It’s a time-sensitive issue,” said Rep. Glenn Thompson , chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.Regardless, Johnson will have to rely on support from Democrats to advance the legislation through the House.
“We’re optimistic, but we also know there are times when this type of negotiation gets tied to other issues,” Cardin told The Washington Post. “We know that we’re not in yet. There’s still a debate going on. And we hope, and we’re optimistic.”
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