The Senate’s Republican leader said Monday he wants the chamber to vote on a stopgap funding bill before lawmakers leave town for a scheduled weeklong recess.
“I’d like to get it — if we can get it from the House — get it done this week before we leave,” Majority Leader John Thune told reporters.
However, getting the measure quickly from the House is in fact a big “if.” House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told reporters Monday that his chamber might not pass the expected continuing resolution, which is expected to keep the government open through Nov. 20, until Thursday or Friday.
House leaders continued to discuss Monday how much new member security funding to add to the stopgap in light of the assassination last week of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which has contributed to the delay.
