Crunch time: Congress kicks off 2024 staring down potential shutdown
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Congress opens 2024 staring down the barrel of a potential government shutdown, followed by impeachment inquiries and funding fights over Israel and Ukraine.
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
That said, President Biden and bipartisan, bicameral leaders just forged an agreement on a "topline" for all discretionary spending for the remainder of fiscal year 2024.
This is not a bill. This is not a "continuing resolution," an interim bill to keep the government afloat.
The country began to see the effects of President Trump’s policies in his second week in office, with the White House implementing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China; border crossings plummeting; DEI programs shuttering; the federal workforce being faced with the decision to return to the office or to resign; and more.