The compromise spending bill for $1.1 trillion keeps the government open through September, according to CNN. It increases funding to Head Start by $1 billion for early childhood education, which makes sense after its recent low point with the forced budget cuts last year. It increases the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent. It reduces funding to the IRS and the Environmental Protection Agency. It launches policies aimed at getting more low-risk passengers through security quicker at airports. So it has a little bit in it for just about everyone. But once again, Congress is kicking the can down the road, because we are going to have this same contentious conversation next fall when this extension expires.
Image: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
To read the original article: Congress Could Use a Lesson From America's Innovators | Marc Joseph
