Lawmakers Unveil Final Budget Minibus to Avert a Partial Shutdown
Lawmakers released the final four-bill budget minibus to fund most of the government ahead of Jan. 30, covering Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; Transportation and Housing and Urban Development; and Homeland Security. Democrats won new constraints on DHS funding and oversight of ICE (including a $20 million earmark for body cameras), while House votes are planned before recess and the Senate will take up the package next, aiming to prevent another shutdown.