01/17/2018

House to Vote on Short-term Spending Bill With CHIP Funding, Tax Delays

It's unclear whether the proposal has enough GOP support to pass

House Republican leadership put on the table a short-term government funding bill Tuesday night ahead of an end-of-the week deadline to keep the government open.

The proposal, which ignores Democrats' demands for a legislative solution to protect young immigrants known as Dreamers and attempts to further gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA), appeared unlikely to achieve the support of many Democrats and it’s unclear if it will get the support of enough Republicans.

The measure was presented to Republican rank-and-file members of the House in a closed door meeting Tuesday night to a conference frustrated with funding the government in short-term increments.

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