House and Senate take different paths to avoid shutdown

With the end-of-month deadline looming, the U.S. House and Senate are taking different approaches to funding the government past September.

Wisconsin Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany tells Brownfield about three-quarters of the appropriations bills for discretionary funding are complete, and he’s hoping those pass this week. “I’m hoping that we do a continuing resolution for the balance, for that 25% because we’ll be most of the way, and then let’s finish the rest of those appropriations bills.”

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin says the Senate is working on a temporary solution.

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House and Senate take different paths to avoid shutdown