The House approved a one-week extension to government funding, as the bipartisan group behind the $908 billion – Business Insider India

The House on Wednesday voted 343-67 to approve a weeklong extension of government-funding negotiations as lawmakers continued to tussle over key details of a COVID-19 stimulus package.

The Senate is expected to approve the deadline extension on Thursday - averting a government shutdown on Friday.

Mnuchin announced the White House proposal just over a week after the bipartisan group unveiled its plan, and just as the bipartisan plan was gaining momentum on both sides of the aisle.

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But there are significant disagreements to be resolved in the bipartisan proposal.

Negotiators have indicated that an agreement in time is still possible.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat behind the bipartisan negotiations, told The New York Times that the group would "be working around the clock until we solve the liability and worker protection issue."

Gottheimer also told CBS News, "We are literally on the five-yard line now."

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican also involved in the bipartisan talks, told The Times, "We are still working together on this," adding that "the possibilities are there to resolve this and to resolve this in a way that makes sense and gains support."

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The House approved a one-week extension to government funding, as the bipartisan group behind the $908 billion - Business Insider India