Looming federal shutdown, infrastructure bill, debt ceiling fight face Congress
Washington, U.S.- This week is a big one for congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden’s agenda- with a deadline looming to avoid a federal government shutdown and possible votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a progressive a $3.5 trillion spending plan. The House and Senate have been eyeing both legislative priorities since they returned from their August recess earlier this month, which are critically important to Biden’s agenda. There’s also controversy over the debt ceiling, which Democrats want to suspend until 2022- but Republicans are not being cooperative on that front. The government has enough funds to run through Thursday. If there isn’t an extension by then, the shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The reason Congress hasn’t already passed a bill to fund the government into December is because Democratic lawmakers have tied it to suspending the debt ceiling- which all Senate Republicans have opposed. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the chamber will vote on passing it Monday, but it’s almost certain to fail. The bill, with the funding and debt ceiling tied together, needs 60 votes to pass. Not one Republican in the chamber has said they will support it. (UPI)
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