Schumer Floats Very Short Term Funding Bill

“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is sounding out his members about a spending bill to reopen the government for seven to 10 days — if a shutdown is in fact triggered on Oct. 1,” Axios reports.

“Schumer’s Plan B anticipates a government shutdown. He and Senate Democrats are also starting to think about how to get out of one.”

“A 7-10 day spending bill would require unanimous consent in the Senate, which could put pressure on Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Republicans to abandon their plans for a seven-week bill.”