The U.S. is considering permanently pausing funding to the UN's main Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA. Lawmakers are facing challenges in passing bills for various departments due to deep partisan divisions, particularly over immigration policy. Funding for UNRWA has become a major point of contention in the upcoming government funding fight, with Republicans pushing for a ban on funding while Democrats resist it.
Republicans' effort to block further funding to NRWA emerges as serious obstacle as congressional negotiators race to prevent a partial government shutdown at the end of next week https://t.co/JqFTvMv6Ll https://t.co/URE2YwJnhd
NEWS— DHS funding bill in big trouble ahead of next week’s deadline Top Senate GOP appropriator Susan Collins told R’s at lunch that she doesn’t “see a path” for a bipartisan deal CR for DHS being drafted, could be full-year or short-term w/@bresreports https://t.co/B2OvdjAUZh
A new flashpoint is emerging in the fight to avert a government shutdown next week: U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. @bresreports & @JakeSherman with the details: https://t.co/5uJMTsvhmT
🚨NEWS in @PunchbowlNews AM: Funding for UNRWA has emerged as a MAJOR flashpoint in government funding fight next week. Rs want ban on funding. Ds don't. Ban was in supplemental but Ds are resisting it in State-Foreign Ops bill MORE in AM! https://t.co/xbpPikx4pi
The forecast is a potentially important one in the ongoing funding fight between Republicans and Democrats, which could lead to a partial government shutdown next weekend. https://t.co/yAGfsFxdJX
.@thehill: Immigration fight could trigger shutdown at end of next week https://t.co/XtHWSoVepz
"Lawmakers say the next package of bills, which would fund the departments of Defense, Labor, @HHSGov, @StateDept and @DHSgov as well as foreign operations, will be a much heavier lift because of deep partisan divisions over @POTUS's immigration policy." https://t.co/oD8wYSGSXL
White House preparing in case Congress makes UNRWA funding pause permanent https://t.co/ixW3J91XOH
U.S. pause on funding UN's main Palestinian relief agency may become permanent https://t.co/9fenXAcCse