US Senate leaders reach funding deal to avert shutdown
Senate leaders agreed on a package to fund the US government, The Hindu reported on Monday. The deal is meant to avoid a shutdown during the campaign season.
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Senate leaders have agreed on a package to fund the US government, The Hindu reported Monday, intended to keep agencies open through the campaign season and head off a shutdown.
US federal agencies can spend only money that Congress appropriates, so a missed funding deadline forces a shutdown. Any package needs agreement between the Senate's Republican and Democratic leaderships before it can pass, which makes recurring budget standoffs a fixture of Washington politics.