WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine has slowed considerably as lawmakers struggle to reach an agreement on amendments to the bill. An agreement would speed the process along and allow lawmakers to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday. The impasse came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to assure lawmakers during a joint meeting of Congress that the aid the U.S. is providing is much appreciated and could “speed up” a Ukrainian victory.