Congress says its wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.

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45% : It also includes an extension of Federal Aviation Administration provisions expiring Saturday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate bill shows "bipartisanship can triumph over extremism." Schumer said, "We all know together that a government shutdown will be devastating, devastating to this country.
44% : " Late Tuesday, the Senate pushed ahead in sweeping bipartisan fashion to break the stalemate, advancing a temporary measure, called a continuing resolution, or CR, to keep government running through Nov. 17.
42% : It also comes as former Trump officials are floating their own plans to slash government and the federal workforce if the former president retakes the White House.
36% : A shutdown would furlough millions of federal employees, leave the military without pay, disrupt air travel and cut off vital safety net services, and it would be politically punishing to lawmakers whose job it is to fund government.
36% : " Gaetz, who has also threatened to call a vote to oust McCarthy from his job, wants Congress to do what it rarely does anymore: debate and approve each of the 12 annual bills needed to fund the various departments of government -- typically a process that takes weeks, if not months.

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