Congress Leaders Unveil $1.2 Trillion Funding Deal 1 Day Before Shutdown Deadline

Following a last-minute controversy around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) congressional leaders in the early hours of March 21 unveiled a massive package to fund large portions of the government ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the government. The package, which funds half of the 12 yearly government spending bills, starts a mad dash by Congress to approve over $1 trillion in spending. The bills cover funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Labor, and others. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement that the funding bills are a “serious commitment to strengthening our national defense by moving the Pentagon toward a focus on its core mission while expanding support for our brave men and women who serve in uniform.”...