Congressional Republican leaders released the final version of a proposed $1.3 trillion spending bill Wednesday evening, approximately 52 hours before the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. The powerful House Rules Committee was scheduled to meet later Wednesday to prepare the bill for debate in the full House. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., signaled his support for the bill that he said "puts workers and families first." In contrast, the conservative House Freedom Caucus said all 32 of its members would vote unanimously against the bill. The bill states that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can do research on gun violence, though not advocacy, an idea Democrats pushed.

Source: Fox News March 22, 2018 00:48 UTC