Republicans control Congress. Why can't they easily pass a spending bill?

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Republican and Democrats in Congress must agree on a short-term spending bill before the government runs out of money on Friday night NBC's Scott Wong gives us the latest on negotiations. And, as people remember Roberta Flack, we meet the songwriter who wrote the lyrics to "Killing Me Softly": Lori Lieberman. Then, Mississippi mother Brandy Moore used crystal meth during her pregnancy. After being spared from a prison sentence, she found her purpose in sharing her story to help others dealing with addiction.

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0:00.0	Support for Here and Now Anytime comes from MathWorks, creator of MATLAB and Simulink software for technical computing and model-based design.
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0:17.0	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:29.1	I would argue we are already in a partial government shutdown,
0:35.2	and that's because of what Elon Musk and his Doge frat bros are doing.
0:40.5	Democrats say don't count on their vote as another fight bruise over government spending.
0:53.2	It's Monday, March 10th, and this is here and now anytime, from NPR and WBUR Boston.
0:56.0	I'm Ashley Locke, filling in for Chris Bentley.
1:05.1	Today on the show, how the late singer Roberta Flack uplifted the forgotten writer behind one of her biggest hits. And a mother in Mississippi says she's ashamed that she used drugs during her pregnancy.
1:12.6	Her story convinced a prosecutor to drop charges against her, and now she's become an advocate for other women.
1:19.6	I talked to myself and I said, look, you were spared from prison.
1:23.6	So this is what your purpose is.
1:26.6	But first, the federal government is set to run out of money this Friday.
1:31.8	That is if Congress can't agree on a temporary funding plan through September.
1:37.1	House Republicans have introduced a stopgap bill.
1:40.4	A vote on that could come as early as tomorrow.
1:43.2	But they will need at least some Democrats on board
1:45.5	if they want to a government shutdown. Robin Young asked NBC news reporter Scott Wong if this
1:52.4	situation is a test of President Trump's power. President Trump has been whipping the votes.
1:59.5	This is a Republican bill only.
2:02.6	Democrats have not indicated, not a single one has indicated they are willing to support
2:06.8	this.
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