Lawmakers are set to return to Capitol Hill this week with a growing to-do list and just days before the government is scheduled to enter a partial shutdown. Both parties are blaming the other for the time crunch.
Congressional leaders initially planned to release legislative text over the weekend for the first four spending bills ahead of the Friday deadline. However, negotiations soon began to unravel over policy disagreements, prompting backlash from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
“While we had hoped to have legislation ready this weekend that would give ample time for members to review the text, it is clear now that House Republicans need more time to sort themselves out,” Schumer wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Sunday. “With the uncertainty of how the House will pass the appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown
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