The Senate on Thursday approved a package that includes Hurricane Harvey recovery funds, a debt ceiling extension and temporary government funding, sending it to the House where it will face opposition from conservatives.
President Donald Trump agreed to the deal with Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi over the objections of top Republicans. GOP leaders wanted the debt ceiling extended for a longer period of time.
After Trump and the Democrats struck the deal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell amended a House-passed bill to approve just aid funding to add the other provisions. He supported the revised plan.
If the House passes the bill and Trump signs it, Congress knocks out end-of-September deadlines to raise the debt limit and avoid risking default on U.S. debt, and funds the government and avoids a shutdown. But they will face the deadlines again in December, and GOP lawmakers have expressed concerns that the minority Democrats will use the votes to get concessions from the GOP.
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