Senate Republicans moved forward Monday with a six-bill funding package, even though it faces a revolt from Democrats.
The package of spending bills, passed by the House last week, got its first and second reading in the Senate Monday, setting it up for further action this week. The procedural step escalates the threat of a shutdown at the end of the week as both sides dig in on a standoff over homeland security funding.
“My hope is that we are not going to get to that point, that everyone would realize that a government shutdown is extremely harmful and should ...