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Another shutdown averted
Congress passed a final FY19 appropriations package late Thursday night avoiding another government shutdown funding the government agencies until the remainder of the fiscal year - September 30, 2019.
Next: Disaster funding
Now that Congress has completed funding all federal agencies for the current fiscal year, appropriators will turn their attention to help for areas hit by natural disasters in 2018, including the Marianas.
Examining education funding
At an Education and Labor Committee hearing this week, we examined the underfunding of our nation’s public schools. I highlighted the FEMA-built tent classrooms Hopwood students are learning in due to Super Typhoon Yutu.