U.S. congressional leaders reach deal on a top-line spending agreement to try to avoid a government shutdown
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A jogger runs by the U.S. Capitol as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches at the end of the day on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2023.
Ken Cedeno | Reuters
Top U.S. congressional leaders have agreed on a $1.6 trillion top-line federal spending level in a deal aimed at averting a partial government shutdown later this month, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said.
The top-line figure includes $886 billion for defense and $704 billion for non-defense spending, Johnson said in a letter to lawmakers on Sunday.
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