Congress struggles to pass $1.2 trillion bill spending before shutdown deadline
If the US House of Representatives does not pass the bill, federal agencies would begin a partial shutdown, furloughing thousands of workers across the country and abroad.
U.S. A view of the Capitol dome as Congress nears a deadline to increase funding or face a partial shutdown of the federal government. file |
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and the Democratic-majority Senate will struggle to pass a midnight government shutdown deadline on March 22 by passing a $1.2 trillion bill to keep the government funded through September.
If they succeed, it would end more than six months of battle over Washington’s spending scope for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. If they fail, federal agencies would trigger a partial shutdown, furloughing thousands of workers across the country. Foreign.