Lawmakers unveil $1.2 trillion government funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Lawmakers unveiled a $1.2 trillion government funding package on Thursday, setting up a high-stakes sprint to pass the legislation as a shutdown deadline looms at the end of the week.

It’s not yet clear if lawmakers will be able to pass the legislation ahead of Friday’s deadline, raising concerns on Capitol Hill that there could be a short-term lapse in government funding over the weekend.

With the release of the legislative text that’s more than 1,000 pages, the House and Senate are now facing a major time crunch to get the legislation across the finish line. A number of critical government operations need to be funded by the end of the day on Friday, March 22, including the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch.

The package provides $19.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection, a $3.2 billion increase above fiscal year 2023, and includes $495 million for additional Border Patrol agents, which the Biden administration has repeatedly called for. It does not add funding for the border wall.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/politics/government-funding-bills/index.html

[Lonestarblue]

1. I hope someone has checked to be sure there are no nationwide bans on abortion and contraception in those 1,000 pages.

No one should trust Republicans to do anything good for the country.

[brooklynite]

2. These are appropriation Bills.

Congress doesn’t have the authority to ban either (all they can do is Not provide govt funding) and the Senate would never agree if they tried.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. And the illustrious Sen. Rand Paul intends to block it

In the Senate.