Lawmakers are returning to Washington after a month-long recess with little legislative time and a lot to figure out, and most pressing on their to-do list is the one thing they have to address: government funding.
Without some sort of agreement, the government will shut down on Oct. 1, and both parties are bracing for that increasingly real possibility.
Democrats have repeatedly said they will not bend to the GOP’s demands on funding — not without some agreement on future rescission packages and cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency — and Republicans have maintained they’re negotiating in good faith, even if they’re unwilling to take the possibility of more rescission bills off the table.