Shutdown Over – For Now

January 27, 2019

The federal government is fully open, after President Trump and Congress agreed to a three-week stopgap spending bill Friday.
That makes Feb. 15 the new deadline to reach a deal on immigration, including whether to fund a wall on the southern border.
One Coast Guard spouse in Rhode Island said her family will remain on a tight budget.
“We’re just still uncertain as to how to proceed with this,” Mariah Battermann told the Associated Press. “For our household, we’re definitely going to stay cautious.”

January 27, 2019

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