Unions applaud congressional deal to avoid shutdown

Federal Times: Federal employee unions voiced their support on May 1 for a deal to keep the government running through September.

Congress agreed on a continuing resolution on April 30 to avert a government shutdown and fund agency functions through the end of fiscal 2017, though there was intense speculation up through April 28 whether a deal could be reached.

The White House had called for funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall and proposed removing government subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage, but backed off of those plans after stiff resistance from Democrats and tepid support from Republicans.

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