News Alert: Congress faces sprint to avoid another shutdown

View in your browser     Congress faces sprint to avoid another shutdown Congress is bracing for a three-week sprint to avoid the second government shutdown of the year. Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday, where they’ll have 16 working days to reach a deal to fund the government by Oct. 1, or pass a spending patch to kick the fight closer to the holidays.  But the House and Senate are coming back to town with plans to move forward on different tracks. House Democrats are focused on passing a continuing resolution (CR), while Senate Republicans are set to make a late start at moving fiscal 2020 bills. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.