The contract establishes the total The spending level is $1.6 trillion, incl Defense spending in the current fiscal year is $886 billion and non-defense spending is $773 billion. The security figures reflect an agreement reached last year by President Joe Biden and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a joint statement that it “protects key domestic priorities such as veterans' benefits, health care and nutrition assistance” from cuts sought by some Republicans.
Congress still has to finalize the text of the deal, and Congress must pass legislation before a Jan. 19 deadline to set government funding. The deal could anger far-right conservatives in the House of Representatives, who have pushed for deep spending cuts and decisive action to curb immigration. As the price for voting on the budget bill.
Biden said Sunday that the deal brought the country closer to “preventing an unnecessary government shutdown and protecting important national priorities.”
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