BACK TO WORK: President Trump signed the bipartisan compromise bill last night that will keep the federal government open for 16 more days. It will also both sides just over two weeks to keep blaming each other for failing to find a compromise on immigration, or pass an actual budget that fully funds the Pentagon at the levels authorized for the current fiscal year.
As many defense hawks on Capitol Hill keep pointing out, another continuing resolution just digs a deeper budget hole for the Pentagon. “Ending the current shutdown does not solve the funding crisis for the military,” said House Armed Services Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry said in a statement. “While our troops can be certain of one more paycheck before this temporary spending measure expires, Congress owes them much more than that. We owe them the certainty that they will have all the training, equipment and resources they need when they go into harm’s way.”
