The process of funding the government is hitting a wall in the Senate, and lawmakers aren’t optimistic about finding a solution as a uniquely partisan Senate collides with an age-old problem: how much to spend on defense versus issues at home.  The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray…

The process of funding the government is hitting a wall in the Senate, and lawmakers aren’t optimistic about finding a solution as a uniquely partisan Senate collides with an age-old problem: how much to spend on defense versus issues at home.  The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray…