""We have a list that we want done, and we aren't settling for half-measures," Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), the No. 3 party leader, told reporters Tuesday. He warned that if Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson "don't want to come to the table and negotiate real reform, then they're going to have to explain to the American public why they're shutting down agencies.""
""We will keep the wheels of progress turning and let the president do what he does best, and that's negotiate a final deal on his signature issue," Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), the No. 4 GOP leader, said Tuesday. "If anyone can get this deal done that is going to crack down on illegal criminal aliens to protect our community, that's going to be President Donald J. Trump.""
"By advancing the trillion-dollar package, Congress has approved more than 95 percent of the government funding it approves each year to run federal agencies, after clearing full funding for some agencies in November and another slate in January. Under the legislation that now awaits the president's signature, the Pentagon and all remaining domestic agencies besides DHS will get new funding levels through the end of the fiscal year, which started with the longest government shutdown in U.S. history."
The Senate approved an altered trillion-dollar funding package that requires the president's signature to end a partial government shutdown. The bill funds the Pentagon and all domestic agencies except DHS through the end of the fiscal year. Democrats demand significant DHS mandates by a Feb. 13 deadline or the department will face another funding lapse or a short-term patch. House GOP leaders signaled they will defer DHS negotiations to the president. Congress has now approved more than 95 percent of annual government funding after earlier appropriations in November and January.
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