Congress Strikes Deal on Spending Levels to Advance Funding Talks, Avert Shutdown
• Congressional negotiators struck a deal on spending allocations to unlock bipartisan funding negotiations
• The agreement was reached late Friday between Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray and House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger
• The deal sets funding levels for appropriations subcommittees to craft 12 full-year government funding bills
• A dispute over Homeland Security funding had been a sticking point in recent talks
• Congress has until March 1 to pass legislation funding agencies and prevent a shutdown