washington u.s. congress struggle another contentious week infighting defense spend healthcare matter complicate drive pass temporary spend bill midnight friday avert partial government shutdown week president donald trump fellow republicans congress hop celebrate passage tax overhaul legislation many party show little appetite government shutdown week end sound resign navigate drama package include many disparate components could make messy process go vote whatever need keep government open republican representative chris collins tell reporters last time government agencies shut washington could pay bill october 2013. lead republicans senate house representatives express optimism fund bill couple large new disaster aid package would pass friday deadline predict lawmakers would bump right cutoff house could vote soon wednesday legislation extend fund domestic program jan. 19. democrats likely mainly oppose bill argue priorities ignore conservative republicans insist high military fund rest fiscal year end sept. 30 part house bill democrats senate expect block formula expect also money non-defense program house measure would also include 81 billion disaster fund help puerto rico u.s. virgin islands several u.s. state recover hurricanes wildfires natural disasters price tag make republicans uneasy republicans also worry senate strategy add bipartisan healthcare proposal government fund bill keep promise senate majority leader mitch mcconnell make order coax republican senator susan collins vote tax legislation conservative house republicans like bipartisan healthcare proposal would fund subsidies low-income participants obamacare health insurance program include language restrict federal fund abortion mcconnell promise collins mean squat say representative mark walker chairman republican study committee large group conservatives house conservatives may vote fund bill protest tell reporters outside house house bill also would extend children health insurance program five years democrats continue withhold support stopgap spend bill republicans peel congress could find struggle pass bill clock tick toward midnight friday congress face tricky path avoid government shutdown