This week in Congress: Budget deadline looms

Military Times: House lawmakers this week are expected to advance a short-term budget extension to keep the government operating past Oct. 1 as the two chambers continue to fight over how to proceed with a permanent spending deal.

The Senate Appropriations Committee will take up the fiscal 2020 Veterans Affairs and military construction budget this week, but the issue is likely to get bogged down again by President Donald Trump’s decision to shift that defense money into funds for his controversial border wall project.

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