Funding Path Still Uncertain on Capitol Hill

With less than two weeks until the Sept. 30 funding deadline, Congress has made little progress on a deal to keep the government open past the end of the fiscal year. Over the weekend, a coalition of Republican members released a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government operating through Oct. 31 but with deep funding cuts to most federal agencies and controversial policy riders.

This CR proposal would not pass the Senate or have White House approval. It is unclear whether the bill will be brought to the House floor since several House Republicans have announced their opposition and it doesn’t appear to have the votes to pass.

As the deadline approaches, NTEU will continue to press lawmakers to keep the government open and not cause employees and the American public the anxiety of another shutdown.