NEW : Majority Leader Edwards says the GOP - backed bill ` ` will be rejected by the Senate '' NEW : The Senate is ` ` ready to stay in Washington next year , '' he adds . A Democratic aide says the Republicans are united against an offset to the bill . The added offset would be a federal loan fund linked to a bankrupt solar energy company .
NEW : Majority Leader Reid says the GOP-backed bill `` will be rejected by the Senate '' NEW : The Senate is `` ready to stay in Washington next week , '' he adds . A Democratic aide says Senate Democrats are united against an offset to the bill . The added offset would cut a federal loan fund linked to a bankrupt solar energy firm .