Congress works on Covid-19 relief deal as shutdown deadline looms
There are just 9 hours left until the government shutdown deadline
Congressional leaders have been scrambling to finalize a $900 billion Covid-19 relief deal ahead of tonight’s midnight deadline to fund the government.
It’s just past 3 p.m. ET — which means there are just nine hours left until the government runs out of money. With no quick resolution in sight, lawmakers are gearing up to work through the weekend.
Relief and the shutdown deadline are tied together since leaders want to tie the relief deal to a $1.4 trillion funding bill to keep the government open through next September.
About a possible stopgap bill: Senate GOP leaders have been openly talking about how it may be necessary to pass a stopgap bill — called a continuing resolution, or CR — to extend the shutdown deadline for a brief window of up to 48 hours, though Democratic leaders have so far been unwilling to embrace that call in an effort to pressure Republicans to finalize a relief deal.
To pull off passage of a short-term funding bill just hours before midnight, it would require bipartisan cooperation and all 100 senators to agree to schedule a vote.
At the moment, that cooperation is lacking, top Republicans say.
Pelosi and McConnell spoke this afternoon in an effort to close out deal on relief package
From CNN’s Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson, Daniella Diaz and Suzanne Malveaux
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke last hour in an effort to close out the outstanding issues over the Covid-19 relief package.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on the floor that the House would be in recess for the next few hours to get a “clearer picture of where we are.”
He told CNN that there might be a vote tonight and will make a decision at 5 p.m. on whether they’ll have a continuing resolution.
Staff for the leadership are now engaged in a furious round of negotiations to see if they can finalize the agreement among the leaders.
It is almost certain that votes will spill into the weekend. Hoyer said to be prepared for votes on Saturday and Sunday.
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