Congress rushes again to pass budget deal amid fresh bipartisan opposition

Plan to avert shutdown would raise defense and non-defense spending by $300bn but doesn’t resolve the immigration reform issueCongressional leaders were rushing on Thursday to pass a far-reaching, bipartisan budget deal that would raise federal spending levels for the next two years as lawmakers run up against yet another midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown.As Congress worked to find the votes amid a last minute objection from a conservative senator, the White House reportedly urged agencies to prepare for a lapse in spending after midnight. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/08/congress-rushes-again-to-pass-budget-deal-amid-fresh-bipartisan-opposition