WASHINGTON — House Republicans and Senate Democrats are putting their final touches on a series of spending bills that they hope will avert another showdown over short-term financing of the government.
This week, the House is expected to vote on three appropriations bills with significant cuts to local law enforcement as well as trims to agriculture, community development and other programs. House Republicans had sought deeper cuts than those reflected in the compromise with Senate Democrats, although many of their priorities are reflected in the bill, including eliminating grants to public transportation agencies to reduce greenhouse gases.
Lawmakers hope the package of bills will be a vehicle for another short- term spending bill to get the government’s bills paid through mid-December as both chambers cobble together the final bills for 2012 spending.
The New York Times
