POLITICSBATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT
Racing the clock: The $95B question dividing Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans aim to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown before the Nov. 3 elections and advance a $95 billion budget package for the Iran war, farmer aid, and other priorities. Internal divisions over the budget’s size and debt concerns threaten progress, with unfinished matters likely delayed until September.
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