Congress is already facing a massive legislative calendar when it returns to Washington: a spending bill to fund the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, the fate of Obamacare, and tax reform, the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Texas will be added to the “To Do” list.
The House of Representatives on Friday passed H.J. Resolution 99 on a 382 to 30 voice vote, which will fund most of the federal government for one week.
Senate Democrats from coal mining states shamed their Democratic colleagues in joining them in a procedural vote Thursday that would have ended debate on the continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through April over an extension of benefits for out-of-work coal workers.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) says that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components that keep Americans safe will continue to function despite any GOP-proposed budget changes.
