Fox on the Hill - September 12, 2016

2016 Election

With just under two months to go in the 2016 presidential election, polling shows the race tightening between Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump. Most national polls show Clinton up by a margin of only 1 to 6 points among likely voters and by 10 points among registered voters. Other national polls show the race tied.

Budget

Senate Republicans are considering a continuing resolution to fund the government only through December 9. The measure is expected to include additional funding to combat the Zika virus. House Republicans are already voicing concern that the bill should fund the government through January 2017 to allow the newly elected Congress and President to establish their own priorities. They also expressed concern over establishing a new costly program for Zika, when the administration still has available resources that could be reprogramed for this purpose. Earlier this year,