Frustrations are mounting in the Capitol as party leaders work to finalize a year-end spending package to prevent a shutdown this week. While Republican leaders have reached a deal on government funding, the lack of a text for the estimated 1,500-page deal has left lawmakers from both parties eager to return home for Christmas frustrated.
The deal includes nearly $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in relief for farmers in rural communities. Some House Republicans are pushing to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security in the continuing resolution to support President-elect Donald Trump's deportation plans.
