Shutdown Looms as Congress Debates Transportation Funding

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By Eugene Mulero

December 5, 2024

Lawmakers Weigh Truck Parking Funds, FMCSA Budget, Others

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat in the Senate called on colleagues to finalize comprehensive funding measures to avert a federal shutdown on Dec. 20.

Shortly after returning to Washington after the Thanksgiving recess, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pointed to the need to approve bipartisan fiscal 2025 bills for operations at the Department of Transportation and other agencies. He also downplayed the effectiveness of temporary measures known as “continuing resolutions” for government funding purposes. The so-called CRs have recently been the tool of choice for Congress to extend federal funding authority absent the approval of full fiscal year bills.

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