Posted 3/21/2024, 12:45:00 PM
Congress Reaches Spending Deal to Fund Government Through 2024, Includes Border Security Funding and Cuts to UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
- Spending deal funds government agencies through 2024 fiscal year, product of deal between Biden, House Speaker Johnson, and Senate Leader Schumer
- Includes over $490 million to hire 22,000 border patrol agents, "highest level ever funded"
- Prohibits federal funding for 12 months to UNRWA, UN agency for Palestinian refugees
- Provides over $10 billion for Transportation Security Administration, $1.2 billion above 2023
- Must pass by Friday night to avert partial government shutdown