McConnell raises pressure as government funding talks churn on

Dec 13 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

Mitch McConnell is ramping up the pressure to wrap up a bipartisan government funding deal by Dec. 22, saying if it doesn’t pass by then, Republicans will back a short-term funding patch into early next year.

“We intend not to be here between Christmas and New Years,” the Senate minority leader told reporters on Tuesday.

He said top appropriators are “very close” to cementing a deal on a government funding framework, which would allow lawmakers to flesh out the details of...

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