Congress is trying to prevent a Friday night shutdown as Democrats announce plans to fund the government in February

Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, announced the latest plan, which will go into effect on February 18 and the House of Representatives is expected to vote early on Thursday, although the real issue for quick passage is in the Senate. The only way to avoid the shutdown is for all 100 senators to agree to schedule a vote ahead of time, and some Senate Republicans have threatened to uphold the bill on mandates. President Joe Biden’s vaccine.

While lawmakers are confident they can eventually avert a prolonged outage, the shutdown is likely to be short-lived by the end of the week or extend into next week.

DeLauro said in the announcement: “To put pressure on the omnibus, CR included virtually no changes to existing funding or policies (unusual). “However, Democrats prevailed in including $7 billion for displaced Afghans. The end date is February 18. While I wish it had been earlier, this agreement allows for the capture process. toward a funding agreement that ultimately meets the needs of the American people.”

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