Trump signs two-day funding bill to avoid government shutdown
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President Trump late Friday night signed the continuing resolution that will fund the federal government through Dec. 21 and temporarily avert a partial shutdown.
Why it matters: The 48-hour stopgap will also give lawmakers the weekend to resolve outstanding issues with a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and $1.4 trillion long-term spending deal.
Context: This is the second continuing resolution Congress has needed to pass this month because lawmakers could not compromise. The first was passed last week.
But congressional leaders set and blew past Friday s deadline to work out their differences, even though lawmakers have said for days they were closing in on a deal.
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Washington President Trump has signed a continuing resolution that will extend government funding through Sunday to allow negotiations over a government spending measure and a coronavirus relief bill to continue. The House and Senate passed the resolution earlier Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted Friday night that both sides of the aisle have firmly committed to finalizing another major pandemic rescue package for the American people. But, he continued, as of right now, we have not yet reached a final agreement, regretfully.
Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday there would be no vote on the spending measure or the relief bill on Saturday. As a result, the earliest the House can vote is Sunday.