House GOP funding chief pushes for stopgap funding bill into November

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Aris Folley House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that he’s pushing for a stopgap that punts this month’s threat of a government shutdown into November to buy time for funding talks. Congress has until Sept. 30 to strike a deal to keep the government funded or risk its first shutdown in years. Asked for his preferred timeline for a…