WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday said work will begin on a stopgap spending bill that would fund the government through March to avoid budget negotiations with President Barack Obama.
"Would you rather negotiate with Harry Reid and Barack Obama or with Donald Trump?" Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., chairman of an Appropriations subcommittee, said after the announcement. "It's a pretty easy choice."