Congress had already approved a stop-gap spending bill in September to get to the latest November deadline. The new CR will keep funding levels across different agencies including the Department of Homeland Security predominately at the same levels as they have been this past fiscal year, although it includes additional funds for the Commerce Department to carry out the 2020 US Census and money for a 3.1 percent pay raise for members of the military. Still, the bill will essentially postpone the border wall fight until December 20.
This standoff is already frustrating appropriators in the House, who are complaining that the Republican-controlled Senate is being too deferential to Trump and procrastinating on solving thorny funding issues.
The House is as clueless as they have always been.
We are not planning on solving thorny issues when government is operating. Wait until a good shutdown and the negotiators begin the real trade.
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