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GOP Seeks Creative Ways To Avert A Government Shutdown

GOP Seeks Creative Ways To Avert A Government Shutdown
Igor Bobic
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Senior Politics Reporter, HuffPost

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds a news conference with the newly-elected members of the House GOP leadership at the U.S. Capitol November 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. Fortified by last week's midterm election success, Boehner announced that the House will take up legislation about the Keystone XL pipeline this week and will continue to push back against President Barack Obama's executive actions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds a news conference with the newly-elected members of the House GOP leadership at the U.S. Capitol November 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. Fortified by last week's midterm election success, Boehner announced that the House will take up legislation about the Keystone XL pipeline this week and will continue to push back against President Barack Obama's executive actions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republican leaders have intensified their planning to prevent a government funding showdown, weighing legislative options that would redirect GOP anger at Barack Obama’s expected action on immigration and stave off a political disaster, according to sources involved with the sessions.

Obama plans to use his executive authority to change the enforcement of immigration laws by the end of the year, a move that top Republicans warn could derail efforts to pass a long-term spending bill by a Dec. 11 deadline. Increasingly, some top Republicans believe that it will be difficult to pass the year-long spending package that they originally envisioned, and are refocusing on a shorter term bill.

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