Should this funding bill be passed to reopen the government?
This bill describes the funding and subsequent opening of the government through September 30, 2019. Included in the bill are 6 parts that explain, in depth, how much various governmental and independent agencies would receive in the coming year and how that money can and cannot be used. The bill allocates $152 billion for Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, $71.8 billion for Commerce, Justice, and Science, $35.6 billion for the Department of the Interior and Environment, $54.4 billion for the Department of State and Foreign Operations, and $71 billion for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. In addition to $46 billion for Financial Services and “General Government”, the bill allows for federal employees to receive back-pay from their time working during the shutdown. Along with regular funding, the bill extends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and medicaid. Notably, this bill does not provide funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowery (Democrat, NY-17)
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How do you feel?
Opponents say
• “Democrats are kidding themselves (they don’t really believe it!) if they say you can stop Crime, Drugs, Human Trafficking and Caravans without a Wall or Steel Barrier. Stop playing games and give America the Security it deserves.”- President Trump
Proponents say
• “[The House] will pass a package of 6 bills agreed to by House and Senate… to re-open government so that we can fully negotiate on border security… [S]top holding the American people hostage with this senseless shutdown. Each day… Coast Guardsmen, FBI agents,border patrol officers, TSA agents, and hundreds of thousands more workers are forced to live without knowing how they can feed their families or pay their bills.” - Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D CA-12)