WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll be introducing a stopgap measure to continue funding the government until Feb. 8 to avert a government shutdown.
McConnell says the Senate will vote on the bill Wednesday. He calls it "a simple measure" to show that Republicans are governing.
Congress faces a Friday deadline to fund a portion of the government or risk a partial shutdown. Lawmakers have been at a standstill over President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to fund the border wall.
