Congress Strikes Deal on Short Term Funding

“Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to push the government funding deadline to March 14 and deliver more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief,” Politico reports.

“The year-end package, which will be the last major legislation Congress clears this year, is expected to include a bill to restrict U.S. investment in China, an extension of expiring health programs, a one-year extension of the farm bill and $10 billion in economic assistance to farmers. The bill will also OK year-round and permanent E15 ethanol sales nationwide.”