Democrats vow to thwart emerging Republican budget plan
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress on Tuesday vowed to reject an emerging Republican effort to split immigration-related funding from a full-year government spending bill that avoids a government shutdown.
The plan, being pushed by some conservative Republicans including incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, would provide a short-term funding extension only for immigration agencies as a way to exert leverage against President Barack Obama's immigration order last week. Everything else would get normal full-year funding via an "omnibus" spending bill, Republican aides said.
Congress needs to approve new spending authority for federal agencies and discretionary programs by Dec. 11 to avoid another government shutdown.
The plan aims to satisfy conflicting Republican priorities of providing stable government funding and a desire to try to stop the Obama administration from granting permission to some 4.7 million undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States.
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