Congress must pass a spending bill by Thursday to avoid a government shutdown and a default.
In the face of this deadline, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a vote on a critical infrastructure bill without a simultaneous vote on a larger safety net package.
Host Tonya Mosley gets the latest from NPR congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell.
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