Congress Faces Grueling December Agenda
News Date November 20, 2007
The House and Senate adjourned November 16 for a two-week Thanksgiving recess and will face a grueling agenda in December to complete work on a number of priority issues. Congress returns to work on December 4 and may be in session right up until Christmas.
One of the top priorities will be to finish work on the FY08 appropriations bills. Congress has only approved one of the twelve annual spending bills and federal programs are currently being funded under a continuing budget resolution until December 14. Many of the FY08 appropriations bills are facing veto threats from President Bush, including the FY08 agriculture spending bill. It is widely believed that Congress will bundle most of the funding bills into an omnibus spending package.
In addition to the FY08 spending bills, Democratic leaders in the Senate have said they want to pass a comprehensive energy bill which has been stalled for months and a State Children's Health Insurance Program. (Contact: Charlie Ingram)