News Alert: GOP leaders to attach defense funding to CR

View in your browser     GOP leaders to attach defense funding to CR To avert a shutdown this week, House GOP leaders on Monday night will propose pairing a full year of defense funding to a short-term stopgap bill to fund the rest of the federal government, GOP sources told The Hill. Such a move would appease defense hawks and conservative hard-liners in the House GOP conference, allowing Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his team to pass a government funding bill in the House with Republican votes. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Healthcare Leadership Council  Over 55 Million Seniors Need the Senate to Protect Medicare. The Time is NOW for the Senate to Listen to America’s Seniors and Pass the IPAB Repeal. Protectmedicarenow.org             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts       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 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.