Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Senators are weighing policy exceptions, including a delayed grants rule, as both parties try to avert blame for a shutdown before voters go to the polls.
- Senate Appropriations Committee leaders unveiled a short-term funding bill on Sunday to avert a government shutdown during the campaign season, keeping federal agencies operating through December 11.
- Prioritizing campaign stability before the August recess, Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed for the measure to avoid a third government shutdown in 10 months, departing from typical last-minute fiscal practices.
- Committee Chair Susan Collins and Sen Patty Murray negotiated a delay of a controversial OMB grant rule; critics feared it would politicize federal awards and harm research communities.
- Excluding the administration's $1 billion request for "Trump-class" battleships, the bill closes loopholes regarding Border Patrol funding; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer praised Murray for blocking the disputed grants rule.
- Getting the bill to President Donald Trump's desk requires support from the GOP-controlled House, while Congress must still negotiate a dozen annual appropriations bills before fiscal year's end.
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