Spending Talks Stall in Congress as Clock Ticks Toward Shutdown Deadline
- Short-term extension seen before shutdown threat on Dec. 16
- GOP, Democrats $26 billion apart on $1.7 trillion bill
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Republicans and Democrats in Congress are at an impasse over the annual government spending bill for fiscal 2023, with just days to go before a Dec. 16 government shutdown deadline.
Lawmakers are leaving Washington on Thursday for a long weekend without an agreement on a top-line figure for the appropriations package to fund government operations. The lead Republican negotiator, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, said the two sides were about $26 billion apart out of overall spending of roughly $1.7 trillion.