US Senate Strikes Deal to Unblock $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
- Republican sought vote on provision to extend Title 42
- Holdup risked forcing Congress to pass stopgap funding bill
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The Senate has reached a deal to hold votes on a $1.7 trillion government spending package, paving the way for passage as early as Thursday to avoid a Christmas Eve shutdown.
A move to quickly advance the package of $45 billion in Ukraine aid in a broader spending package hours after an historic address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy got sidetracked late Wednesday over a dispute about US border security.