With a deadline looming to avoid another partial shutdown of government, members of Congress, staffers and interest groups are gearing up for a House vote Thursday on a long-awaited spending bill, which arrived at the 11th hour.
Republicans and Democrats released the text of the massive government-funding bill late Tuesday night. Dubbed the “CRomnibus” for its marriage of what Congress calls a continuing resolution and an omnibus spending bill, lawmakers had little more than 48 hours to read the legislation before voting on it.
One issue of concern for conservatives in the spending bill is money for the Department of Homeland Security, in particular immigration enforcement agencies. Conservatives want to block President Obama’s executive actions, taken without Congress, to grant legal status to 5 million or more illegal immigrants and allow them to apply for work permits without fear of deportation.
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