House Republican Leaders Push Bare-Bones Temporary Funding

Conservative objections to other provisions force changes
Plan may force Senate to accept whatever can pass in House

A man walks near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Congressional Republicans kicked off the final leg of their six-week legislative sprint to overhaul the U.S. tax code and deliver a major policy victory for President Donald Trump before years end. The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the tax bill and Senate leaders intend to bring the measure up as soon as they get it.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Erik Wasson and Anna Edgerton

December 20, 2017 at 6:48 PM EST

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December 21, 2017 at 12:55 AM EST

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The House is set to vote on a bare-bones stopgap funding plan that would avert a government shutdown on Saturday and likely force the Senate to abandon attempts to add other provisions.

Acting on the stripped-down temporary spending plan to finance the government through Jan. 19 also would scuttle a move by a group of conservative House members to fully fund the Pentagon for the entire year.

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