Battle in Congress Over How Much the Federal Government Should Spend Next Year | EWTN News Nightly

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Congress is on recess this week, but some lawmakers are already digging in over how much money the federal government should spend next year, while others say the current top line number isn't enough. The battle is sure to heat up as the 2024 election is only a few months away. The fight over government funding started last year when Congress passed a deal called the Fiscal Responsibility Act. It was negotiated by then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. It raised the debt ceiling and put spending caps on the federal government. That's the agreement that ultimately cost McCarthy his job. Now, next year's government funding could see another contentious battle. Congressional Republicans released their top-line number for how much it would cost to fund the US government next year and the number is $1.6 trillion. The GOP plan includes defense increases of nearly $9 billion, Homeland Security funded above the President's Budget Request, fully funding Veterans Affairs – including veterans' medical care and benefits and cutting State Department funding by 11%. Democrats say no way. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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