On Jan. 3, all 435 Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate were sworn in as members of the 116thCongress.
The transition will not likely be a smooth one. A partial federal government shutdown that started at midnight Dec. 22, 2018 — largely over funding levels for a protective wall at our southern border with Mexico – looms over the new Congress. The President would like $5 billion in new funding for the wall and Democrats set sights on a number far less.
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