Senators consider stopgap bill to avert shutdown

Durbin Illinois IL leadership Senate Senators Democrats Democratic. party House of Representatives Congress United States Capitol US Capitol Capitol House Republican caucus Republicans GOP funding government funds shutdown shut down appropriations bills legislation right-wing agenda radical Freedom Caucus Washington DC District of Columbia United States US USA Sen. Dick Durbin Democratic Senators stopgap bill House of Representatives government funding 45 days averting shutdown midnight October 1 Allison Bailey NurPhoto reporters meeting discussion bill passage government shutdown Connecticut Senator legislative process federal budget temporary funding political negotiation Congressional decision media interaction short-term solution fiscal policy deadline U.S. government legislative meeting budget bill political discourse federal shutdown prevention.