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CQ Budget, Ep. 256

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer will try to push for passage of a stopgap spending bill with a streamlined process for energy project permitting.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer will try to push for passage of a stopgap spending bill with a streamlined process for energy project permitting. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers have less than a week left to pass a stopgap spending measure to avoid a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Aidan Quigley outline the likely game plan for completing a deal and the hurdles still standing in the way.

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