Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York announced Monday that he's willing to bring a week-long spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution, to the floor to stop a federal government shutdown - a signal that negotiations between the two parties have been fruitful but won't be hashed out before Friday's midnight deadline. Kicking the can down the road by a week would give lawmakers until nearly Eve to come to agreement on a year-long budget bill to fund the government and head home for the holidays - or pass a longer continuing resolution that would give more say over the funding in the House. The massive funding bill, referred to as the omnibus package, would keep the federal government running for a year consists of several smaller appropriations bills that can be passed with only one vote in the House and the Senate.
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