Feb 09, 2018 11:27 (IST)
The Republicans and Democrats sparred over the bipartisan budget agreement which further boiled over when dogged Senator Rand Paul refused to allow the Senate to act expeditiously to pass the spending measure.
The bill, which extends government funding for six weeks, raises the federal debt ceiling and increases federal spending limits for the next two years, would break the cycle of government funding crises in time for what is set to be a bruising campaign for November's mid-term election, news agency AFP reported.