On Friday, President Donald Trump signaled he wasn’t willing to shut down the federal government in a budget battle over the southern border wall he wants. It ended a bit of the drama in Washington at a time when Congress is overflowing with things to do.The House of Representatives, the Senate and the president still face critical matters, such as raising the government’s spending authority and passing a budget — or at least another stopgap spending plan. And Republican lawmakers still want to press ahead with historic tax reforms.But Mother Nature has moved federal aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey to the front of the legislative to-do list.Interviews with a sampling of Arizona’s congressional delegation suggest lawmakers are tempering their goals in light of the critical needs, especially given their struggles to work together or accomplish much legislatively. The current schedule has the House in session for 12 days in September. TALKING POLITICS: Listen to our Arizona politics podcast, The Gaggle, on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher or Google Play.U.S. Reps. David Schweikert, Andy Biggs and Kyrsten Sinema, two Republicans and a Democrat, respectively, agreed that the government must avoid a potentially devastating default by raising its spending limits, known as the debt ceiling.They also agree Congress will pass a continuation of current spending,… Read full this story
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