Congress Nears Agreement on Spending Bill

“Congressional leaders were nearing agreement on a $1.15 trillion spending bill and year-end tax legislation Monday, but were still haggling over a handful of thorny policy issues,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Politico: “The discussions — which are being led by Speaker Paul Ryan — are remarkably different in tenor than end-of-year budget debates of the past. Capitol Hill is not in hysteria, and Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are swapping offers without the typical finger-pointing and brinkmanship that has characterized previous versions of these debates.”