The spending fight is dead, long live the spending fight

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 23, 2018 5:01am ET

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The spending fight is dead, long live the spending fight — Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, have introduced a bill instituting stronger border security and more significant changes to immigration policy — something that is anticipated to rile Democrats ahead of the next spending showdown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

Congress on Monday passed a spending bill that ended a three-day shutdown and gave lawmakers three weeks to find a way forward on immigration, but reaching a deal will either be difficult or impossible, and there’s a real risk lawmakers get into another shutdown fight in early February.

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