By — Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-democrats-unveil-plan-to-open-government Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter House Democrats unveil plan to open government Politics Dec 31, 2018 12:12 PM EDT WASHINGTON — House Democrats are unveiling legislation to re-open the government without money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. The House is preparing to vote on the package Thursday when the new Congress convenes. This is according to an aide who was not authorized to discuss the plan publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. It will include one bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through Feb. 8, with $1.3 billion for border security. The package will also include six other bipartisan bills to fund the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and others closed by the partial shutdown. Some have already passed the Senate. Those bills will provide money through the remainder of the fiscal year, to Sept. 30. The partial government shutdown is in its second week over Trump’s demand for $5 billion for the wall. READ MORE: How this shutdown compares to every other since 1976 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are unveiling legislation to re-open the government without money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. The House is preparing to vote on the package Thursday when the new Congress convenes. This is according to an aide who was not authorized to discuss the plan publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. It will include one bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through Feb. 8, with $1.3 billion for border security. The package will also include six other bipartisan bills to fund the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and others closed by the partial shutdown. Some have already passed the Senate. Those bills will provide money through the remainder of the fiscal year, to Sept. 30. The partial government shutdown is in its second week over Trump’s demand for $5 billion for the wall. READ MORE: How this shutdown compares to every other since 1976 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now