WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders on Thursday reached a deal on a stop-gap funding measure through mid-February in an effort to avoid a government shutdown, through a temporary shutdown was still possible with some Senate Republicans holding out over the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers.U.S.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said in a statement that the agreement had been reached on a continuing resolution to extend spending to Feb.
18. Spending would remain at current levels, though $7 billion is included to support Afghanistan evacuees.DeLauro had been pushing for the legislation to cover a much shorter time period, but Republicans were insistent that more time was needed to work out.