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This Week in DC

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, heads to Capitol Hill this week to face lawmakers who are sharply divided over the agency’s plan to require corporations to track and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.
 
Meanwhile, lawmakers are facing a Sept. 30 deadline to avert a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends. The House could take up a continuing resolution as soon as this week to keep the government operating after Oct. 1, likely until December. But there are looming questions about whether to include other provisions, such as a disaster aid package or permitting reforms for electrical transmission and pipelines.
 
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