Congress unveils spending deal that excludes last-minute add-ons
by Susan Ferrechio
| February 14, 2019 12:45 AM
Lawmakers filed a broad border security spending bill early Thursday that is expected to clear Congress by the end of the day.
The measure, which funds nine departments and dozens of agencies until the end of fiscal 2019, is expected to be signed by President Trump and will thus avert a second partial government shutdown that threatened to occur after Friday.
“We cannot repeat the disastrous government shutdown, so it is incumbent on Congress to come together to responsibly fund our government. This legislation represents a bipartisan compromise and will keep our government open while funding key priorities,†House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., said.
The bill sticks to an agreement struck by negotiators on Monday to provide $1.375 for structural barriers along 55 miles of the southern border and to reduce by year's end the number of beds needed to detain illegal immigrants. It’s far below the $5.7 billion requested by Trump, Democrats touted.
But the measure leaves out last-minute additions Democrats were seeking.
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