Reports: Speaker Paul Ryan announces $1.1 trillion funding deal reached

While the GOP debate was going on, there was some news from the House of Representatives:

BREAKING: House Speaker Paul Ryan tells Republicans that a deal has been reached on $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill.

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 16, 2015

.@SpeakerRyan announces budget deal averting shutdown. https://t.co/M58snzKwIz.

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 16, 2015

The deal would mean the government would be funded through September of 2016.

https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/676962573116420097

While the other Republicans were arguing in Vegas, former vp candidate Paul Ryan got a budget deal done. WORTH BILLIONS. just sayin'

— AnnGerhart (@AnnGerhart) December 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/676961511114416128

Another spending bill being debated just weeks before next year’s presidential election will undoubtedly add to the 2016 drama.