Escalating the chaos in what has already been a busy week on Capitol Hill, two senators are currently threatening to obstruct a continuing resolution that would temporarily fund the government until a more comprehensive spending bill can be agreed upon next week to keep the federal government from shutting down.
On one side of the aisle, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) wants the Senate to vote on a $350 billion bill he put together with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would provide another round of $1,200 direct payments for millions of Americans. On the other side, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has made it clear that he is uncomfortable with language in the $740 billion defense bill that might limit the president’s ability to draw down forces from Afghanistan.
