House Republicans have reached an agreement on a plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline and plan to vote on Thursday, lawmakers announced.
The details of the deal are still under wraps. But emerging from a meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) office, House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said the particulars will be released shortly.
“We have reached an agreement and details will be forthcoming,” Cole said.
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) told reporters, “the plan is to put a bill on the floor that we think is a reasonable step forward,” as she left Johnson’s office.
The plan B comes after President-elect Trump torpedoed Johnson’s initial funding proposal that he had negotiated with Democrats, sending Republicans back to square one as Friday’s shutdown deadline quickly approaches.
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