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Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and House have conceded that a stopgap bill will be needed to keep government funds flowing while they try to reach a long-term compromise.
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