US EditionTrump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown and sent it to President Donald Trump, who said he will sign it.
- After two fatal agent-involved shootings in Minneapolis, Democrats demanded new guardrails on Department of Homeland Security enforcement, while the Senate inserted a two-week continuing resolution for DHS.
- The U.S. House approved the measure 217-214, with twenty-one Democrats joining Republicans and twenty-one House Republicans opposing, rescinding $26 billion in IRS modernization funds.
- The deal funds most federal agencies through Sept. 30, covering Defense Department, FEMA, TSA, and nutrition assistance, and guarantees back pay for briefly furloughed federal employees despite recent Office of Personnel Management guidance changes.
- Amid sharp partisan disagreement over DHS, lawmakers have until Feb. 13 to reach an agreement, as Trump urged, `We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown that will hurt our Country so badly`.
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Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a [...]
The partial US government shutdown is over. The US House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution on Tuesday…
JUST IN: House Approves Legislation To End Partial Government Shutdown * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a funding package to end the partial government shutdown. President Trump said he will sign it immediately. The House passed the legislation in a 217-214 vote. BREAKING – IT’S OFFICIAL: The House of Representatives has just voted to RE-OPEN the government, 217-214 DHS has also been funded through Feb. 13 It now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he will sign off, ending the 4 day partial shutdo…
JUST IN: House Passes Trump-Backed Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown with 2 Week DHS Funding - 21 Republicans Voted No
The House of Representatives has voted 217-214 to partially fund the government and end the partial shutdown. The bill now heads to Trump’s desk, and he is expected to sign it today.
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