President Trump Signs $1.4 Trillion Spending Deal, Avoiding Shutdown

The video discusses the funding legislation for the 2020 fiscal year, signed by the president after Congress passed it. It highlights the avoidance of a government shutdown with a spending bill, which includes 12 appropriations bills. Key provisions include pay raises for federal workers, changes to Affordable Care Act taxes, and raising the tobacco buying age to 21. The deal also allocates funds for election security, gun violence research, defense spending, and the 2020 census. Border security funding remains at $1.375 billion, much less than the $8.6 billion previously requested, a point of contention that led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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