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Your credit cards are denominated in U.S. dollars, so why might the Japanese yen affect what you pay? I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. First,

the second deadly shooting in Minnesota by immigration agents has some Democrats in Washington.

Renewing calls for reform to the Department of Homeland Security, this could hold up a spending bill this

week, increasing the chances. The federal government

partially shuts down again late this week. Also in play, money for defense. Marketplaces Nancy

Marshall-Gensar has that. The appropriation for the Pentagon is one of the biggest items in the

spending bills that fund the federal government. This year, it comes in at $839 billion.

Maya McGinnis is president in the committee for a responsible federal budget. She says

the Pentagon spends the most on operations and maintenance of equipment.

The second biggest expensive thing is people, personnel.

U.S. service members are set to get a 3.8% pay increase.

And then there's the cost of developing and acquiring new weapons, ships, and planes.

Procurement. There's research and development.

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