1) There are differing views as to whether or not Congress may have to prepare a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week. The government is funded through 11:59:59 pm et on December 11.
2) Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL), other Senate sources and administration sources have indicated they think it may be necessary to do an interim spending bill next week to avert a shutdown.
3) However, House Democratic sources have dismissed those ideas. Fox is told yes, there are many, many issues which must be resolved for the omnibus spending bill. But Fox was told “it’s almost as though some want to inject drama” into the process.
4) That said, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said yesterday he thought any potential coronavirus package would have to ride on top of a big spending plan. One source tells Fox that IF there is to be a coronavirus deal, they may need more time to get a plan together
5) Thus, doing a stopgap measure to fund the government in the near-term and then, the broader spending package later, it may be easier to attach possible coronavirus provisions on top. A stopgap bill would buy them time for a coronavirus package.
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