President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion government spending package on Saturday averting a partial shutdown of the federal government. Â
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Partial Government Shutdown is Avoided as Biden Signs Funding Bills
President Joe Biden signed legislation Saturday to keep open a number of federal departments following a Senate vote Friday night to pass the bill by a vote of 75-22.
Read MoreSenate Approves Short-Term Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown
The Senate on Thursday approved a stopgap funding bill to delay the deadline to avert a government shutdown.
Read MoreCommentary: Congress Must Fight Modern Day Slavery
On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act with a vote of 414-11. The bipartisan legislation, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), will reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 – which expired in 2021 – and provide approximately $1 billion in funding over five years for programs that combat the scourge of human trafficking.
Among the measures included in the comprehensive legislation are educational grants to provide situational awareness training and prevention for elementary and secondary students; funding reauthorization for the International Megan’s Law and Angel Watch programs; and authorization for programs that support survivors’ employment, housing, and education.
Read MoreCommentary: This Has to Be the End of the Road for Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell has to be finished as the caucus leader for the Republicans in the Senate. Now. He has to resign, and if he won’t, then that caucus needs to get together and force him out.
Now. Not next week, not next month, not after this election cycle. Now.
Read MoreBorder Deal Tied to $118 Billion Foreign Aid Package Fails to Advance in Senate
The border deal that was negotiated in the Senate by a group of Democrats and Republicans and incorporated into a $118 billion foreign aid package failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday.
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