Congress Strikes Bipartisan Deal on Spending Bills to Avert Shutdown
• House and Senate leaders reached a deal on 6 spending bills to avoid a partial government shutdown.
• The bills set spending levels for agencies like Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Transportation, and Justice.
• The deal rejects left-wing proposals and imposes sharp cuts to agencies critical to Biden's agenda.
• The bills prevent oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve being sold to China.
• Some conservative House Republicans voted against the short-term funding extension, wanting more spending cuts.