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President Donald Trump signed the bill this evening, ending the four-day partial government shutdown. The House voted 217 to 214 this afternoon to pass the $1.2 trillion spending package. The spending package fully funds 11 of 12 federal agencies through September, leaving the last agency, Homeland Security, with temporary funding through the end of next Friday. While some Democrats agreed to vote for the bill today, they vowed to push for new restrictions. On immigration enforcement, the American people are fed up of this. They are fed up of lawless ICE. They are fed up of runaway budgets with no accountability, and they are fed up of the rhetoric that Republicans are trying to offer. To justify this lawlessness, this is no time to play games with that funding. We hope that they will operate in good faith over the next 10 days as we negotiate this, and that pushback from Democrats has already started again. They want changes and new restrictions to immigration agents, which could lead to another partial government shutdown of Homeland Security. Reporting on Capitol Hill, I’m Amy Liu.
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Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown
The president signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package on Tuesday afternoon, ending the four-day partial government shutdown.
President Donald Trump signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday evening, ending a four-day partial government shutdown.The bill cleared the final hurdle in the House earlier in the day on a mostly party-line 217-214 vote. The spending package fully funds 11 of 12 federal agencies through September and leaves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with temporary funding through the end of next Friday.While some Democrats agreed to vote for final passage of the bill Tuesday, they vowed to push for new restrictions on immigration enforcement in a future funding battle over DHS. “The American people are fed up with this. They are fed up of lawless ICE. They are fed up with runaway budgets with no accountability and they are fed up of the rhetoric that Republicans are trying to offer to justify this lawlessness,” Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said.Among some changes, Democrats are demanding judicial warrants, agents without facemasks, and worn body cameras to be part of immigration enforcement arrests. Supporters argue local police follow similar rules, so federal agents should too. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered agents to carry body cameras in Minneapolis and said the program could expand nationwide based on DHS funding. But Republicans argue the demands hamper federal agents’ ability to enforce the law. “We hope that they will operate in good faith over the next 10 days as we negotiate this,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a Tuesday press conference.With another funding fight looming, Democrats’ demands could lead to another partial shutdown of DHS, while all other departments would remain open because of Tuesday’s vote. If lawmakers can’t find solutions to fund DHS before the Feb. 13 deadline, the impending shutdown could impact certain FEMA operations and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and air traffic controller pay, among other things.Watch the latest coverage on the partial government shutdown:
President Donald Trump signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday evening, ending a four-day partial government shutdown.
The bill cleared the final hurdle in the House earlier in the day on a mostly party-line 217-214 vote.
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The spending package fully funds 11 of 12 federal agencies through September and leaves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with temporary funding through the end of next Friday.
While some Democrats agreed to vote for final passage of the bill Tuesday, they vowed to push for new restrictions on immigration enforcement in a future funding battle over DHS.
“The American people are fed up with this. They are fed up of lawless ICE. They are fed up with runaway budgets with no accountability and they are fed up of the rhetoric that Republicans are trying to offer to justify this lawlessness,” Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said.
Among some changes, Democrats are demanding judicial warrants, agents without facemasks, and worn body cameras to be part of immigration enforcement arrests. Supporters argue local police follow similar rules, so federal agents should too.
On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered agents to carry body cameras in Minneapolis and said the program could expand nationwide based on DHS funding.
But Republicans argue the demands hamper federal agents’ ability to enforce the law.
“We hope that they will operate in good faith over the next 10 days as we negotiate this,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a Tuesday press conference.
With another funding fight looming, Democrats’ demands could lead to another partial shutdown of DHS, while all other departments would remain open because of Tuesday’s vote.
If lawmakers can’t find solutions to fund DHS before the Feb. 13 deadline, the impending shutdown could impact certain FEMA operations and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and air traffic controller pay, among other things.
Watch the latest coverage on the partial government shutdown:
