Congress returns Monday with a long list: Iran war funding, airport security and more

from Weekend Edition Sunday · host Ayesha Rascoe

Congress is back Monday with a big to-do list: DHS funding, renewal of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and 1.5 trillion dollars for the Department of Defense.

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