Senate Approves Stopgap Bill To Avert Government Shutdown, House Showdown Looms
This short-term resolution is now on its way to the House, where it's slated for a later-day vote with the ultimate goal of securing President Joe Biden's approval.
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This short-term resolution is now on its way to the House, where it's slated for a later-day vote with the ultimate goal of securing President Joe Biden's approval.
The sit down with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate leaders, including the chairmen of influential national security committees, could make or break the political trade-off that has been simmering for weeks.
Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
Congress leaders agreed on a two-step temporary funding bill to keep the government running until early March, reports US media. The resolution, to be outlined soon, requires approval from both the House and Senate.
Leadership in the US House of Representatives and Senate reached an agreement on another stopgap bill to keep the US government funded until March, a source familiar with the matter told Sputnik on Sunday.