Negotiators are nearing a bipartisan funding agreement to pave the way for an omnibus package to clear both chambers next week, with appropriators in both parties signaling Democrats are willing to accept a lower nondefense allocation than they would prefer.
Lawmakers still need to iron out final kinks that will allow them to distribute compromise subcommittee allocations to appropriators, but those involved in the negotiations say they’re nearing a framework deal that will allow them to write the final fiscal 2023 spending measure.
“We’re very close to getting an omnibus appropriations bill that would be, I think, broadly appealing,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
