House Republicans reached an agreement to partially avert a government shutdown late Friday, sources told Fox News Digital.
Two people familiar with the negotiations told Fox News Digital that the deal would include a short-term extension of this year's fiscal conditions, disaster funding and agricultural support for farmers. – but under three separate bills.
It will also include an agreement to take action on the debt limit next year as part of a major planned overhaul of Republican policy in a process called reconciliation.
The new policy comes after President Trump and his allies scrapped initial plans by Congressional lawmakers to block a temporary shutdown before the holidays.
Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to present another budget plan for the state (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Trump had asked Republicans to act on the debt ceiling as part of their negotiations to avert a government shutdown, a requirement that many GOP lawmakers have relented over their concerns about the debt. of the country – more than $36 trillion.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,'s plan to follow Trump's orders came under fire Thursday evening, after 38 Republicans voted with all but two Democrats to kill the bill.
And Trump, along with Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, have led opposition to the original deal by congressional leaders and even threatened to force lawmakers who supported it out of office.