Yep! GOP to play hardball with Dems on funding billHouse Republicans are moving to pair a full year of defense spending with a short-term measure to avoid a government shutdown on Friday, effectively daring Democrats in the Senate to block it.
Democrats have demanded that any increase in defense spending be matched with increases to nondefense spending. They also want to reach an immigration deal before they agree to a broader deal on lifting the budget spending caps.
But House GOP leadership's decision puts Senate Democrats in an unenviable position.
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