The US government shuts down for the second time in 2018

Because the influential House Freedom Caucus has publicly declared their opposition to the budget bill over its increases in domestic spending, Ryan will need Democratic votes to get the legislation across the finish line and avoid another embarrassing and disruptive shutdown.

“This budget deal is a genuine breakthrough”, said Schumer, who said the agreement would “break the long cycle of spending crises”.

Paul claimed the price tag is too big, and that instead of spending more on defense, the US should withdraw from Afghanistan. All senators needed to support the move to hold a vote on Thursday.

The legislation would set up a two-year, $300 billion boost in spending on the military and domestic programs.

The Children’s Health Insurance Program got a four-year extension, and community health centers will see funding increases.

It’s crunch time for lawmakers to keep the USA government open, with funding running out at midnight Washington time unless Congress extends federal spending authority for the fifth time in the last six months.

If there are no offsets as part of the deal, the increase in spending would result in could add roughly the same amount per year to the federal deficit as the recently passed Republican tax law, for which many GOP members voted.

The vote was then rescheduled early on Friday where it passed.

The House and Senate today are expected to vote on a bipartisan budget deal that funds the government for two years. “I feel good about it”, and later Thursday morning he weighed in on immigration.

A midnight shutdown of the government, buoyed by U.S. Sen.

As Paul railed against lifting spending caps, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill would cost about $320 billion.

The Senate has reached a budget deal.

Extends current level of federal funding through March 23.

Lawmakers will then have to pass appropriations legislation for both the current fiscal year that ends September 30 and the following year. But the House is another matter. We are going to deliver our share of support.

Some House Republicans don’t like it because of its large increase in federal spending and its potential effects on the deficit and debt.

After hailing the funding accord, McConnell restated his intention to start floor debate on immigration reform, including a fix for DACA recipients. The White House said that the FBI background investigation was still ongoing when Porter resigned, which would mean that the check had stretched throughout the first year of Trump’s presidency.

Despite McConnell saying that a number of issues, including immigration and border security are yet to be discussed, the deal represents “a bipartisan step forward”.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer celebrated the new budget agreement but made little mention about what isn’t coming with the new two-year agreement – a plan to protect the “Dreamer” immigrants.

“We took an official position last night to say we can’t support this”, he told CNN on Thursday.