Government shutdown narrowly avoided after Republicans, Democrats make funding deal
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that the government will be funded for another three months, thanks to an agreement that avoided a government shutdown.
The U.S. government will be funded for another three months, thanks to a bipartisan funding agreement reached on Sunday that avoids a government shutdown.
The agreement maintains funding until Dec. 20, with the House likely to vote on the bill as early as Wednesday.
The development was announced in a press release by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
"Over the past 4 days, bipartisan, bicameral negotiations have been underway to reach an agreement that maintains current funding through December 20 and avoids a government shutdown a month before the election," Schumer's statement reads.
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"While I am pleased bipartisan negotiations quickly led to a government funding agreement free of cuts and poison pills, this same agreement could have been done two weeks ago."
The bill also includes $231 million for the U.S. Secret Service with conditions that the agency cooperates with congressional investigations.
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