The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
WASHINGTON — Senators struck an agreement Sunday, projecting confidence that it will be sufficient to end the lengthy U.S. government shutdown, three sources with direct knowledge of the details told NBC News.
The agreement, reached by a group of Democrats who teamed up with Republicans, should have the necessary 60 votes to clear the Senate, these sources said. It would then need to pass the House and earn President Donald Trump's signature to become law and reopen the government.
Even if it has enough support to clear those hurdles, the process is expected to take days.
The agreement contains a “minibus” — three full-year appropriations bills that will fund certain departments like Agriculture through the end of the fiscal year next fall — and a continuing resolution to fund the rest of the government at existing spending levels through Jan. 30.
It would also fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as food stamps, through next September, a major flashpoint in the shutdown.
The sources said the deal also reverses Trump’s attempted layoffs of federal workers during the shutdown through RIFs, or “reduction in force” notifications.
But in a major concession from Democrats, it does not include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Allowing the funds to lapse would raise insurance premiums for millions of Americans unless they are extended. Instead, the Democrats settled for a promise that the Senate will vote on a bill to extend the subsidies by the end of the second week of December, with the outcome uncertain, two of the sources said.
Even then, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said he won’t promise that the House will vote on extending the subsidies.
I think what the headline means to say is "In exchange for nothing, Democrats sell out their constituents"
Democrats lubed up their arseholes and bent over for the repubs. How do the do-nothing democrats make you feel now?
Sick to my fucking stomach
Lube = 💵
I’m disappointed too, but there’s a reasonable chance the huge expected jump in healthcare costs will bite the GOP in the ass…
Just look at MTG
Yeah the thousands of people who are going to die, be bankrupted, and or go homeless in the meantime probably don't give a fuck about how it might change the elections in a year.
And lets be honest, it's not going to change the elections either since nobody is willing to use their vote for anything but more garbage from both of these parties.
Those unwilling to use their vote are equally contributing to the garbage.
tbf the millions of people who are starving probably don’t care about health insurance premiums
and the innocent people in gulags probably… well, they probably care about the starving people because they’re not monsters but lets say they have their own priorities
i agree with the sentiment but republicans presented only horrible, cruel options and democrats were forced to choose
Yeah, because paying MUCH more for something else that you ALSO need in order to stay alive and be able to work REALLY helps with being able to afford food!
True
And by caving to the Republicans in exchange for a temporary band aid and empty promises from known liars, they made an awful choice that's going to kill MORE people than holding firm would.
"In exchange for agreeing to stop doing all the illegal stuff"
So, kinda?