The Senate is plotting its next move in its looming spending showdown with the Republican-controlled House as Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and ranking member Susan Collins (R-ME) work to bring three bills to the floor in September.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the leaders of the Appropriations Committee are considering moving forward with bills that would fund military construction, agriculture spending, and one other bill, according to aides involved in the effort.
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Ahead of the August recess, the panel approved all 12 bills, setting them in line with the caps laid out in the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The agreement limits overall national security spending in fiscal 2024 to $886 billion, which is roughly a 3%…
