Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Tuesday that he expects the government shutdown to end within the next week as lawmakers move closer to a short-term funding deal.
Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Mullin said the Senate is on track to pass a continuing resolution, or CR, by late Thursday or Friday — but only after making adjustments to the House version.
“I think the Senate will pass our funding bill, a CR, probably come the end of Thursday, maybe going to Friday,” Mullin said. “We’re going to have to make some changes to it because it can’t be the same CR. One, the date — we can’t go until Nov. 21st. So we’re going to push it to Dec. 19th, or some people are trying to push into January.”
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