With the clock ticking down on a continuing resolution that expires on Dec. 11 and no omnibus spending compromise in sight, the House appropriations committee chairman introduced a five-day CR extension Wednesday evening.The bill, introduced by Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), would finance the federal government until Dec. 16, giving Congress some leeway and allowing it to stave off a shutdown. It would maintain the funding levels of the current CR.“While progress is being made on negotiations for a full-year omnibus…
