Bipartisan negotiators hammering out the details of a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Compromise has come slowly as the sides have haggled over partisan policy amendments as well as a separate package — running on a parallel track — to extend a long list of tax breaks to businesses and individuals alike.

But House aides familiar with the talks said it’s likely the spending legislation will emerge on Tuesday, and Senate leaders expressed a similar optimism on Monday afternoon.

“They’ve made a lot of progress in recent days,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the chamber floor. “We’ll continue to consult and engage with colleagues as we make further progress on these last two significant items we must complete this year.”

Read the article “$1.1T Federal Spending Bill in Sight, But Obstacles Remain” on thehill.com.