The $1.2 trillion government funding package is out. Lawmakers say they're reading over the thousand page bill, which if passed will avoid a shutdown Friday night. It funds nearly 70% of the government, including Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, along with Education. The big question is can lawmakers in both the House and Senate agree to pass this major funding bill by midnight on Friday. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are hopeful. The package provides nearly $20 billion for Customs and Border Protection, $495 million for additional border patrol agents, but does not add any funding for the border wall. House Freedom Caucus members are already lobbying against it. The package also provides more detention beds at the border and an additional 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghans who helped the US. Defense gets an increase, and child care along with head start programs get a billion more than last year. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports.
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