Two-year cross-party budget bill awaits Senate passage

The US Senate is expected to pass a two-year federal budget bill later, amid a rare outbreak of fiscal deal-making on Capitol Hill. The legislation, which would help avert a government shutdown in January, sailed through the Republican-held House of Representatives last week. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25435123#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa