House passed its Defense authorization bill, but there’s a long way to go
Members of Congress are back at work on the Hill, and lots of activity centers on the National Defense Authorization bill, which has passed the House.
They somehow cobbled together two consecutive continuing resolutions. Now members of Congress aren’t sure what will happen when the current one expires….
The government is open on this short holiday week – and it will stay that way through at least the first couple months of the new year. That is thanks to a continuing resolution Congress passed and the president signed late last week. But the way Congress went about it is going to make things complicated – and maybe harder to pass full appropriations bills for 2024. For more on this, Federal News Network Deputy Editor talked with Mitchell Miller, WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent.