Categories
Audio Sources - Full Text Articles

McConnell says short-term U.S. government funding measure likely

Listen to this article
2022-12-06T19:22:30Z

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it is increasingly likely that Congress will need to pass a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government into early next year.

“We’re running out of time, and that may end up being the only option left that we could agree to pursue,” McConnell told reporters.