Lawmakers were set to bring over $15 billion back to their home states. Then Congress passed the GOP's government funding bill.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : That led to a bipartisan agreement on a so-called "continuing resolution," which largely maintains federal spending at current levels for a short period of time.
37% : "The absence of community project funding is another example of Republicans making the decision to hand over the power of the purse to Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the administration," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters this week.
27% : "Democrats hurt thousands of communities by using government funding negotiations as a weapon in pursuit of their contempt for President Trump," the spokesperson said.
26% : In the midst of bipartisan negotiations over the funding bill, Democrats pushed for provisions that would stop Trump from withholding funding already approved by Congress. Republicans refused, and negotiations broke down, raising the likelihood of a government shutdown.
24% : Then Trump took office, and DOGE began shuttering federal agencies, freezing funding, and firing federal workers.

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