Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
identify whether following news is true or not

Input:
Senate Republican leader says on path toward deal on government funding;WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday lawmakers and the Trump administration were “on a path” toward reaching a deal on a bill that would keep the government funded beyond Dec. 8. “That job will have to be done by December the eighth, and I think we’re on a path to do that,” McConnell told reporters, without providing any details.;October 31, 2017

### Response:
True news

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