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Will County lobbyists warn federal funding window narrows as Congress returns
Summary
Will County lobbyists told the county's legislative committee that Congress has about a month to pass government funding before a potential shutdown, and offered to track local federal priorities for the board and staff.
Will County lobbyists told the county's Legislative Committee on a federal update that Congress returned from August recess facing a September 30 deadline to pass funding for the new fiscal year and could use a continuing resolution or face a government shutdown.
The update was delivered by KP Pratt of the SmithGarrett lobbying team, who said the House and Senate have about 29–30 days to pass funding measures before the federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1. "If they don't, what's likely gonna happen is there's…
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