Capitol agenda: What the CR timing dispute is really about

The Trump administration wants a stopgap funding plan through Jan. 31. Appropriators are prepared to go their own way.

It’s about more than a date — it’s the latest proxy battle in the larger clash over whether to pursue a deal to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and attach it to a plan funding the government through September 2026.

Appropriators want a much shorter continuing resolution to allow for full-year funding negotiations and a possible health care deal — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is pushing for the Friday before Thanksgiving. The White House is allied with GOP hard-liners in wanting a punt past the subsidies’ Dec. 31…

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