Posted 10/24/2023, 4:28:00 PM
Senate Strikes Deal to Fund Key Agencies, Averting Shutdown Threat
- Senate strikes deal on 3 bipartisan bills, allowing lawmakers to move forward on legislation
- Package provides funding for military construction, VA, Agriculture, Transportation, HUD
- Deal reached after talks between Schumer and Sen. Kennedy on amendment about veterans' firearms
- Votes on minibus expected to last through next week
- Comes weeks before Nov. 17 government funding deadline, aims to avoid big omnibus package
