Critical spending decisions await Tuesday White House meeting
Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that senators should keep their schedules flexible as there is uncertainty about how the House will proceed this week.
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Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that senators should keep their schedules flexible as there is uncertainty about how the House will proceed this week.
And both chambers have tight schedules next week, the last before the first deadline.
Given the holiday recess schedules this month and next, veterans of the appropriations process say realistically they have about three weeks in late November and early December to reach a bicameral framework
State legislatures, which often have more limited schedules than Congress, began returning this month.
Advocates worry that someone who schedules appointments or cleans medical instruments could object to assisting with an abortion or serving LGBT people.
Beyond that, leadership aides are advising that weekend schedules should be kept flexible.