McConnell's Absence Complicates Senate Funding Push Before Sept. 30 Deadline
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 9
McConnell's Absence Complicates Senate Funding Push Before Sept. 30 Deadline
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 9
Summary
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s ongoing absence is clouding the Senate’s return from recess Monday, with lawmakers facing a tight window to pass fiscal 2027 government funding.
Sept. 30 is the deadline to avert a funding lapse, and McConnell’s role on the Senate Appropriations Committee makes his health-related absence especially disruptive.
The complication lands as Congress heads into the summer stretch with limited working days, raising the risk that routine Senate business and spending talks slow further.