"Stop Gap Bill"

Obama signed the stop gap bill to keep the federal government open. The bill will give Congress and the President 10 more weeks to come up with a budget deal. The bill is a short term spending bill that is a last minute plan to keep the government going. The significance of this is our government is running out of funding, which is terrible because we might be running into a period of depression.

 

The senate is tired of waiting for the house to make a move on a spending bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is preparing to begin work Tuesday on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Power Post has the details:

“On Tuesday, McConnell is expected to begin setting up the procedural process that could allow the Senate to complete work on a stop-gap bill by early next week, giving the House just enough time to consider the legislation before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Under the plan, the Senate would first vote on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that would include language blocking funds from going to Planned Parenthood. Democrats will almost certainly have the votes to filibuster that bill. McConnell would then bring up a CR that would extend current discretionary funding levels for up to two and half months without any significant policy changes.

This process is intended to prove that legislation to end funding for the women’s health organization cannot overcome a Senate filibuster and that continuing to press the case will only lead to Republicans being blamed for a shutdown.”

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WORRY ABOUT A SHUTDOWN. If Congress fails to reach a deal on spending federal employees and contractors in the D.C. area are some of the most heavily affected workers in the entire country and they are starting to worry. Agencies may have some recent experience in weathering a shutdown but that doesn’t mean workers are confident, reports The Post’s Christian Davenport.