Lawmakers release final measures to fund the government close to deadline to avert partial shutdown
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Key Points:
- Congress released the final four government funding bills on Tuesday, aiming to avoid a shutdown by the January 30 deadline, following previous partial funding extensions after the longest shutdown in history.
- The "minibus" package covers funding for Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; and Homeland Security departments.
- Democrats secured reductions in ICE and CBP budgets and imposed new restrictions and training requirements on DHS, including $20 million for body cameras for immigration enforcement agents, amid concerns over ICE practices.
- Some Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with continued ICE funding but emphasized that alternatives like a continuing resolution or shutdown would not achieve reforms.
- The House is expected to vote on the funding measures before recess, with
