
Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through early March, which also supports $2.2 billion to continue avoiding delays on the Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program. With a partial government shutdown deadline looming at midnight on Friday, the continuing resolution measure would allow lawmakers additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations legislation. “While we continue working to negotiate and pass bipartisan, full-year spending bills, it is critical Congress prevent a…