"This bill is the product of extensive negotiations among congressional leaders and the White House," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said on the Senate floor. Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Senate Democrats, said the deal should break the cycle of partisan fights over spending. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)"After months of fiscal brinkmanship, this budget deal is the first real sprout of bipartisanship. Marc Short, White House director for legislative affairs, said the budget deal would raise spending by "just shy" of $300 billion US. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Immigration again emerged as a possible point of contention, putting the budget deal in jeopardy.

Source: CBC News February 07, 2018 14:04 UTC