Both chambers of Congress cleared yesterday another short-term spending package that would keep the government funded through December 22. The old spending agreement ends at midnight Saturday.
Although the government remains funded for another two weeks, there still is no agreement on many of the unresolved issues that will need to be addressed before a final package for FY2018 can be adopted. These include questions about whether to break the budget caps, and if so, how much and for which sets of programs. Questions also remain on whether or how to address the DACA/”Dreamers” situation, which must be dealt with by March.
It appears at this point that another short-term extension will be needed beyond the 22nd.