House speaker: May need a temporary bill to fund government past Dec. 8
Paul Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers may have to pass another stop-gap spending bill in order to keep the federal government operating Dec. 8 when existing money runs out   U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan  told reporters on Tuesday.
 U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan  holds  his  weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington  U.S.  November 9  2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Asked about the timing of the budget process and the measure now in place to fund government operations through early December at last yearâs levels   Ryan  told a news conference  âWe might need a little bit more time to give the appropriators time to write their billâ for fiscal 2018 spending that would extend through next Sept. 30.
 Ryan  said a temporary spending bill  if needed while the longer-term one is being negotiated  would extend for a short time. âWe are not talking about going into next year â  he  said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers may have to pass another stop-gap spending bill in order to keep the federal government operating Dec. 8 when existing money runs out    [TGT] told reporters on Tuesday.
  [TGT] holds   [TGT]   weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington  U.S.  November 9  2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Asked about the timing of the budget process and the measure now in place to fund government operations through early December at last yearâs levels    [TGT] told a news conference  âWe might need a little bit more time to give the appropriators time to write their billâ for fiscal 2018 spending that would extend through next Sept. 30.
  [TGT] said a temporary spending bill  if needed while the longer-term one is being negotiated  would extend for a short time. âWe are not talking about going into next year â   [TGT]   said.