Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses with his notes before updating reporters on efforts to fund the government before the midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Congressional leaders are nearing the unveiling of an agreement that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)