12/18/2024

Congressional Leaders Reach a Deal to avert Government Shutdown

However, many in the GOP aren't happy with its provisions

On Tuesday, Congressional leaders unveiled a bipartisan deal to punt a government shutdown deadline into March, but House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend.

The stopgap funding bill, called a continuing resolution (CR), extends federal funding until March 14. The measure includes $110.4 billion for disaster relief and approves a pair of local priorities, clearing the way for the District of Columbia to take over land so it can negotiate with the NFL's Washington Commanders for a possible stadium and committing the federal government to pay the full cost to rebuild Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

It also bans a controversial practice by pharmacy benefit managers, a middleman between patients and insurance firms, called "price spreading," in which managers keep a portion of the charges for prescription medications.

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