House GOP leaders are aiming to put a Senate-passed stopgap spending bill on the floor early next week, in the first days back in session after a five-week recess, according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions.
The continuing resolution would reset the Sept. 30 appropriations deadline for Dec. 11, after the midterm elections.
The quick vote, coming almost a full month before the government funding deadline, underscores how Republican leaders are intent on avoiding a government shutdown before voters go to the polls in November. Before the summer recess, the House passed a slightly shorter stopgap funding bill…
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