After negotiations slowed down over the weekend, lawmakers announced on Monday night they have reached an "agreement in principle" to avoid another government shutdown.
This deal funds the government through the fall, and includes $1.375 billion to install barriers along the southern border, The Washington Post reports. This includes 55 new miles of bollard fencing, with some restrictions on location. Democrats also dropped their demand to limit the number of beds at ICE detention centers for undocumented immigrants. House Appropriations Chairman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said she hopes the negotiators will have the deal finished by Wednesday.
President Trump will have to sign the deal into law before Saturday to prevent another shutdown. The last shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — affected 800,000 federal employees, ending last month after 35 days.
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