President Donald Trump is expected to have a busy eighth week back in the Oval Office as lawmakers on Capitol Hill work to avoid a government shut down by Friday.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpisexpectedtohaveanotherbusyweekbackintheOvalOffice,includingrallyingRepublicanCongressionalsupporttopassacontinuingresolutionaheadofFriday’sgovernmentshutdowndeadline.
LawmakersonCapitolHillareinthemidstofhammeringoutastopgapspendingbillthatwouldfundthefederalgovernmentthroughSept.30orfaceashutdownattheendoftheweek.
“IamworkingwiththeGREATHouseRepublicansonaContinuingResolutiontofundtheGovernmentuntilSeptembertogiveussomeneededtimetoworkonourAgenda,”TrumpsaidinapostonTruthSocialonWednesday.
“ConservativeswilllovethisBill,becauseitsetsusuptocutTaxesandSpendinginReconciliation,allwhileeffectivelyFREEZINGSpendingthisyear,”Trumpadded.
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Negotiatorsreleaseda99-pagepieceoflegislationonSaturdaythatwouldroughlymaintaincurren
