House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have cemented a deal on a short-term spending fix that would avert a government shutdown next week, with the House expected to pass the measure tonight
The House voted to extend federal funding through mid-December and punt the threat of a government shutdown until after the presidential election.The bipartisan vote comes shortly after top Democrats and Republicans clinched a deal to include billions of dollars in nutrition assistance and trade relief payments for farmers. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it’s expected to easily pass.
Democrats also secured key pandemic-related nutrition extensions, including a year-long extension of a program that allows families with school-aged children to buy groceries during the pandemic. Pelosi said in a statement that the farmer aid includes guardrails to ensure that the money doesn’t bail out oil refiners, although the Trump administration already said this week that the funds wouldn’t flow to the oil industry.
When asked on Tuesday if Republicans would be willing to spend more on food-related assistance in exchange for the farm aid, Senate Appropriations Chair Richard Shelby said, “I’d listen to reason on that.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks at an event hosted by Maryland Democrats. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
A deal had appeared to be coming together on Friday, including tens of billions of dollars in farmer payments that Republicans sought in exchange for $2 billion in pandemic-related nutritional assistance that Democrats wanted.
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