U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, choosing between voting for a bill many of them oppose or allowing a government shutdown.

The Senate will vote this morning on the stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. A bill D.C. leaders said means a $1 billion cut to the District’s budget.

The House passed a measure Tuesday to avert a government shutdown set to begin Saturday by extending federal funding levels through September.