Lawmakers Reach $1.5 Trillion Spending Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown, Includes $13.6 Billion in Ukraine Aid

Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday on a $1.5 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown.

The legislation includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine and European allies, and $15.6 billion in funding for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments in the United States and abroad, the Associated Press reports.

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President Joe Biden had requested $10 billion for Ukraine and European allies and $22.5 billion for COVID-19 relief.  

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Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to pass the spending measure and avoid a weekend government shutdown.