Congress Misses Dec. 11 Funding Deal as Iran War Dispute Blocks Pentagon Money
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 11
Congress Misses Dec. 11 Funding Deal as Iran War Dispute Blocks Pentagon Money
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 11
Summary
One month before a Dec. 11 shutdown deadline, top House and Senate appropriators left Monday talks without a definitive plan to fund the government.
The deadlock centers on Iran war spending: Democrats want any funding bill to bar Pentagon money from supporting the conflict, while Republicans reject sending President Trump a bill he would veto.
Democrats favor a short-term extension at current levels until next year, when they will control Congress; Republicans want to use their final stretch in power to lock in Pentagon and other spending.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday released draft agriculture and military construction bills, signaling a possible piecemeal path, but no broader compromise has emerged ahead of the holiday-season deadline.