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Lawmakers met late into Wednesday night following a joint session address by Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the omnibus spending bill and hit a roadblock overnight. But, Thursday morning, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a deal to advance the plan before Christmas weekend.\\xa0
GovExec Senior Correspondent Eric Katz has been covering the spending bill negotiations. He joined a special edition of the GovExec Daily podcast from the U.S. Capitol\\xa0to discuss the omnibus negotiations.
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