Congressional leaders appear alert to keep government open for another weekHouse Speaker Paul Ryan accuses Democrats of ‘dragging their feet’After a chaotic week of negotiations and recriminations,Congress may just be able to keep the government open.
Although a White House rollout of proposed tax cuts and yet another stalled effort by House Republicans to repeal Obamacare consumed much of the oxygen, congressional leaders from both parties appeared on the verge of a deal to keep the government running past the Friday deadline and prevent a government shutdown that would capture effect on Donald Trumps symbolic 100th day in office.
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Source: theguardian.com