The top-line figure includes $886 billion for defense and $704 billion for non-defense spending, Johnson said in a letter to lawmakers on Sunday. The defense portion had already been signed into law by President Joe Biden last month through the defense spending bill., World News, Times Now
they shouldn t be. who wants a government funding fight in the first days of a republican congress with a speaker who will be under a microscope and tough to follow. i don t think so, john. i think that they are going to find a top line spending deal. they re going to pass an omnibus funding bill. this he need to get going. time is short here. they really need to get their act together. there s not much time. anticipate this weeker that going to have to spend a short term patch maybe from the 16th to the 23 toward get government funding off the books and push it out another week so they can get a long term deal before christmas. the white house has president biden heading to delaware late friday night. they think his signature will be