Capitol Hill Leaders Strike Short Term Funding Deal

“The House is expected to vote Thursday on a short-term funding patch to avert a government shutdown in less than 48 hours and punt the new deadline to mid-February,” Politico reports.

“The vote comes after House Democrats announced an eleventh-hour deal with Republicans on Thursday morning, following days of frenzied talks as both parties scrambled to prevent Congress from stumbling past the deadline.”

Washington Post: “But it’s still unclear if the measure can be rushed through the Senate by midnight Friday, which is the deadline to avert a government shutdown. A number of conservatives have signaled they would attempt to block a vote because of their opposition to the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing requirements for workers.”