Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a two-tiered short-term funding bill to keep the government open into March, sources familiar told ABC News Saturday. This comes ahead of the first funding deadline on Friday and will buy both chambers more time to work through individual funding bills. Here's what you need to knowText of the short-term bill is expected to be released Sunday, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. The short-term bill (in the form of a continuing resolution) will need to pass both the Senate and House before the end of Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. Congressional leaders reach short-term funding deal to keep government open: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 14, 2024 00:02 UTC