Senate reaches agreement to prevent government shutdown
Announcment comes from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KYMA, KECY/CBS) - The U.S. Senate has reached an agreement to keep federal agencies funded and prevent a government shutdown.
Majority Leader Charles "Chuck" E. Schumer made the announcement Wednesday night, saying on the Senate floor, "We have an agreement on the C.R. — the continuing resolution — to prevent a government shutdown, and we should be voting on that tomorrow morning,"
Schumer added that he hopes to hold a vote on final passage by midday Thursday. If not approved, government funding is set to run out at midnight.
This continuing resolution does not carry long-term effects. It would only keep federal agencies operating through December 3, with no impact on the deadline to raise the debt ceiling to avoid U.S. default.
Key points to the bill:
- $6.3 billion for relocation efforts for Afghan refugees
- $28.6 billion for disaster assistance related to recent monsoons and wildfires
If and when the bill is passed, it then moves forward to the U.S. House of Representatives, where President Joe Biden would need to sign it before government funding expires.
