Article snippet: As they celebrate the passage of their ambitious rewrite of the tax code, Republicans are moving closer to a government shutdown -- without a clear plan to fund the government past midnight Friday. House GOP leaders have not scheduled a vote on a previously drafted proposal to fund the government through mid-January and the military for a full year, which would give more time for negotiators to work out a spending cap deal. That agreement met resistance in the House over concerns about voting for $81 billion in disaster relief without offsets to the spending and the potential addition of a measure meant to stabilize Obamacare health insurance markets. Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump's top domestic policy adviser, said at an event hosted by news website Axios Wednesday morning that the White House would support a continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels through January. That move would punt all the thorny issues lawmakers are grappling with into January, including health care, immigration and spending caps. But it would also be a delicate balancing act for House GOP leaders working to satisfy conservatives, appropriators and advocates of robust defense spending in their conference. One roadblock to a deal appeared to be lifted Wednesday when Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., agreed to take up their measure to help lower health insur... Link to the full article to read more