Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to push the government funding deadline to March 14 and deliver more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief, House Republican leaders told their conference Tuesday morning. The year-end package, which will be the last major legislation Congress clears this year, is expected to include a bill to restrict U.S. investment in China, extension of expiring health programs and $10 billion in economic assistance to farmers. The bill will also OK year-round and permanent E15 ethanol sales nationwide, according to four people familiar with the matter. Read the latest |
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