Thanks to a bipartisan funding agreement reached on Sunday that prevents a government shutdown, the U.S. government will be funded for another three months.
The agreement provides for funding until December 20, and the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill as early as Wednesday.
The development was announced in a press release by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y.
“Over the past four days, bipartisan, bicameral negotiations have taken place to reach an agreement that maintains current funding through December 20 and avoids a government shutdown a month before the election,” Schumer’s statement said.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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“While I am pleased that cross-party negotiations have quickly led to an agreement on government funding that is free of cuts and poison pills, this agreement could have been reached two weeks ago.”
The bill also provides $231 million for the U.S. Secret Service, on the condition that the agency cooperate with congressional investigations.
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