House Republican leaders are discussing a plan to pass a seven-week stopgap funding measure Friday then not bring the House back into session until after the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the talks.
No final decision has been made on House scheduling, but “that is the plan so far,” one of the Republicans said. The move would allow the House to “jam” the Senate, giving it no alternative to avoid a shutdown than to pass the GOP-led measure. Democrats there are pushing for a vote on an alternative measure that adds on the minority’s policy priorities.
The Senate, meanwhile, is on track to vote…
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