The top two appropriators in Congress clinched a deal on topline spending levels that should clear the way for at least some of the 12 spending bills to be passed and signed into law before the December 20 deadline, according to two aides with direct knowledge.
Bipartisan lawmakers and the Trump administration have been in lengthy negotiations over the topline numbers for months amid disagreements over several key elements, most notably money for President Donald Trump's border wall.
Lawmakers are likely to move the bills in packages -- likely four at a time -- while leaving the most contentious elements in bills, like the Department of Homeland Security funding measure, to be negotiated over time.The topline numbers set spending levels for each appropriations subcommittee, and the bipartisan agreement should clear the path to quick action on a number of the bills.
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