Congress pushes for elusive spending deal by Monday night

Published February 12, 2019 12:10am ET



The two top Senate appropriators said they are aiming to complete a broad spending and border security deal Monday night after reviving stalled negotiations.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and the panel’s top Democrat, Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the group of four bipartisan negotiators from the House and Senate will convene at 8 p.m. for the third time today for “serious” negotiations.

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