Wise Move Here, Last Thing Public Wants Now is Another Shutdown CrisisU.S. Congress Reaches $1. 1 Trillion Spending Deal9 December 2014 Last updated at 19:02 ET
The Senate is led by Democrat Harry Reid, but not for much longer
US Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $1.1tn (£701.6bn) spending bill ahead of a looming Thursday evening deadline.
A consensus would prevent a government shutdown and fund the federal government until September 2015.
The bill was agreed by congressional leaders and is expected to be passed by Congress this week.
But there are disagreements over immigration-related funds requested by President Barack Obama.
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