Mnuchin says he expects to fund US government to early December
The measure would help avert a government shutdown when current funding runs out Sept. 30. Mnuchin and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had agreed to extend funding, according to a Democratic aide, but details on the bill have yet to emerge
FILE PHOTO: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be "firmed up" by the end of the week.
The measure would help avert a government shutdown when current funding runs out Sept. 30. Mnuchin and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had agreed to extend funding, according to a Democratic aide, but details on the bill have yet to emerge.
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