Republicans to try to pass fiscal plan late Tuesday: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to pass a revised fiscal plan late on Tuesday to lift the federal debt limit and reopen shuttered government agencies, Representative Devin Nunes said. Nunes told reporters after leaving a meeting in House Speaker John Boehner’s office that the Republican plan would not require the formation of a negotiating panel to work on a longer-term budget solution. A proposal being negotiated by Senate leaders would require such a panel to report recommendations by December 15. …