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Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Deal to Avert Government Shutdown

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to extend the current funding deadlines and avoid a government shutdown at midnight on Friday. They plan to pass a short-term continuing resolution to extend the deadlines and have agreed on six of the 12 regular appropriations bills, with a plan to vote on those bills before March 8 and extend the remaining six bills through March 22 to allow for completion of work on those provisions.

via NPR|

#appropriations-bills #congressional-leaders #fiscal-responsibility

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"House GOP Majority Further Diminishes as More Republicans Resign Early"

The GOP majority in the House is set to decrease to a two-seat margin with the resignation of Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, on Jan. 21, coinciding with critical government funding deadlines on Jan. 19 and Feb. 2. This comes after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's departure and ahead of Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., expected resignation in February. The narrow majority poses challenges for bipartisan negotiations to avoid a government shutdown, with Republicans having less leverage to include conservative policies in appropriations bills. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed optimism about reaching a budget agreement to prevent a shutdown.

via Fox News|

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"Congressional Return Puts Israel and Ukraine Aid in the Spotlight"

Lawmakers in Congress are set to debate the approval of U.S. aid to Israel and Ukraine as they return from recess, but face uncertainty and divisions between the two parties. Republicans are demanding tougher border enforcement and stricter asylum laws in exchange for Ukraine aid, while Democrats are divided on whether to condition funding for Israel on its government's actions in the conflict. The House has a limited number of legislative days left this year to address these issues, along with funding deadlines for the government. Speaker Mike Johnson is under pressure to make progress on party-line appropriations bills, but faces challenges due to objections from both hard-liners and swing-district Republicans.

via NBC News|

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