WASHINGTON D.C. – Friday is the budget deadline and if the president doesn’t sign the spending bill, the nation will see yet another government shutdown. But White House officials have reported that the president plans to sign the bipartisan measure.

The main point of contention was the question of how much money should be allocated to the president’s declaration for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Republicans negotiated about $1.4 billion for the wall, which is down from $8.6 billion that the president initially requested.

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Last year, this disagreement lasted 35 days making it the longest shutdown in American history, with the president wanting more money for the wall. However, this year, according to the White House, the nation shouldn’t expect that to happen again.

California Democrats initially didn’t want to give the president anything for the wall but negotiated for other priorities like early childhood education and an equal pay increase for federal employees.

They also successfully included $25 million for gun violence research for the first time in 20 years Congress has approved anything similar, an issue that California Congressman Raul Ruiz, D-Hemet, is passionate about.

“Oh we’re not going to close the government that’s for sure,” said Ruiz. “The Democratic Caucus in the House has passed all the funding bills that are necessary, it's because of the Senate’s lack of movement that we are here at this last moment.”

Ruiz said Congress should take the “Public Health” approach to gun violence and said he’s relieved lawmakers are starting to focus more time and resources on the issue.

A few days after the House approved several bills for the spending deal, Thursday evening, the Senate approved the spending bill, which they say, came after months of negotiations.

The House and Senate are officially gone for the Holidays until early January.