The goodwill that emerged from Capitol Hill on Monday could be short lived as the threat of a government shutdown looms.
Congress submitted a bipartisan budget and debt bill that was signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this week.
But ironing out the details could give Congress plenty of chances to stumble.
Battles over hot button issues like Planned Parenthood, the environment and funding for agencies such as the IRS could derail lawmakers from creating a spending bill that would keep the government running.
Washington faces a November 11 deadline to outline the $1.1 trillion bill in detail.
The Hill reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has vowed that Republicans will pursue a bolder conservative agenda and not yield to White House demands that the funding bill be free of conservative policy.
"This is the legislative branch, and the power of the purse rests within the legislative branch," Ryan said at his debut press conference. "We fully expect that we are going to exercise that power."
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