WASHINGTON: With time running out for the US Congress to agree on next year's budget, some Republicans are pushing for a short-term fix that would delay the confrontation over a government shutdown until November.
If lawmakers agree on a short-term plan to fund the government for a few weeks past the current Oct. 1 deadline, it would mean that the fight over government funding for next year would coincide with a potentially more consequential clash over raising the federal borrowing limit.
House Republican aides said a growing number of party lawmakers want to try to buy more time to agree on funding levels for government agencies and programs, though no decisions have been made.
One aide said a short-term spending measure would be a "no-drama" way to allow the House and Senate extra time to work on annual spending bills.
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