Shutdown deal includes $203.5 million to boost security for lawmakers
The appropriations bill in the Senate funding package that deals with congressional operations provides $203.5 million to bolster security for lawmakers.
The legislation provides a total of $3.5 billion for the House and Senate’s operations through September 2026, including $2 billion for the House and $1.5 billion for the Senate, according to a GOP summary of the legislation.
Each senators’ office will receive an additional $750,000 to pay for enhanced security measures, including “protective security of Senators and the residences of Senators at all times, irrespective of the physical location of the Senators at the time,” according to an accompanying statement of intent. The bill also provides more funds for the Senate sergeant at arms to coordinate security programs.
The House sergeant at arms is directed to brief two House committees on “new security programs” within 30 days of the bill’s passage. The bill provides $100 million to the House sergeant at arms for providing security for members and their families.
The security boost comes amid increasing concerns about political violence and a rise in threats against lawmakers. The U.S. Capitol Police, which is tasked with protecting the Capitol complex, will receive $852.2 million under the legislation.
Military and veteran families face massive impact from government shutdown
The government shutdown continues to impact military families as Veterans Day falls on Day 42 of the funding lapse. Kathy Roth-Douquet, the founder and CEO of Blue Star Families, joins CBS News with more in the video below:
Air traffic controllers will miss second full paycheck
Air traffic controllers will miss their second full paycheck on Tuesday.
“It is tough when your children are asking you questions about, Dad, can we, you know, go on vacation or can we do this or can we do dance or could we do basketball, and you don’t have those extra funds. It is terrible,” Joe Segretto told CBS News.
More than a month without pay has led to more absences among an already strained workforce, with at least 18 facilities reporting staffing shortfalls Monday evening.
Employees will receive back pay once the shutdown is over. Federal law says back pay must be sent “at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates.”
Fetterman says Democrats who voted to end shutdown realized “this has to end”
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, one of three Democrats who consistently voted with Republicans to end the shutdown, said he thinks the seven other Democrats who supported the final deal realized “this has to end.”
“I’ve been one of the very few that have been voting consistently since the beginning that it’s always wrong to shut our government down,” Fetterman said on “CBS Mornings” in an interview taped Monday.
Fetterman continued that he thinks “enough people collectively” within the caucus agreed that “we would find eight people overall” to end the stalemate, “and we needed five more. And that’s exactly what happened last night.”
Fetterman told “CBS Mornings” that he deviated from his caucus over the shutdown because “we have to negotiate with Republicans” since “America decided to put us in the minority.”
“Two things must be true — that I want to make health care more affordable for Obamacare, but I also think that our government should never be held as a hostage, whether it’s a Republican or it’s a Democrat, it’s always wrong,” Fetterman said.
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Trump says Schumer went “too far” in handling of shutdown
In an interview with Fox News that aired Monday night, Mr. Trump said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer “went too far” with the shutdown.
“He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him. But he did think that,” Mr. Trump told Laura Ingraham.
Mr. Trump said that he feels “badly because I’ve known Chuck Schumer.” Mr. Trump continued that he had “never seen a politician change so much. Also, he doesn’t have — he was a pretty talented guy. He’s lost his talent.”
House could vote on bill to reopen government as early as Wednesday afternoon
The House could start voting on the Senate-passed bill to end the government shutdown as early as 4 p.m. on Wednesday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told lawmakers.
Multiple votes are expected. If it passes, it will go to President Trump’s desk.
The House has been out of session since Sept. 19, when lawmakers passed the original continuing resolution that would have prevented the shutdown.
Senate approves package to end shutdown in 60-40 vote, sending bill to the House
The Senate approved the funding package in a 60-40 vote, with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining all but one Republican in favor of the bill that would end the government shutdown.
The vote came on Day 41 of the impasse, after a deal was reached a day earlier and eight Democrats broke with their party to advance the measure through a key procedural hurdle.
The bill now goes to the House for approval. The lower chamber, which hasn’t voted since Sept. 19, is expected to reconvene as soon as Wednesday.
