A Wednesday vote in the Senate would align with the Houseâs plan to return that evening to start pushing the so-called omnibus across the finish line. And some senior aides think that whenever the spending package does make it to the House, the chamber could pull a late-night session, sending members home as quickly as
Whatâs in and whatâs out of Congressâ $1.7T spending bill
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks with reporters as he walks to a vote at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 2src, 2src22. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The year-end spending package that Congress is rushing to pass this week does more than fund the government through September. Itâs also chock full of policy provisions that affect everything from
Senate clears $1.7T government funding bill
January 7, 2023 by
Congress now appears to be on a glide path to pass the spending package, which gives the Pentagon a 1src percent budget boost, includes about $45 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine and provides nearly $4src billion for disaster aid. The legislation is the final item on lawmakersâ to-do list before they leave for the
House sends $1.7T government funding bill to Biden
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House Appropriations Chair Rosa Delauro and ranking member Rep. Kay Granger testify during a House Rules Committee hearing on the Senate Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2src23 at the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 22, 2src22 in Washington, D.C. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House on Friday approved a mammoth $1.7 trillion funding
Texas Republican trashes $1.7T government spending bill
January 4, 2023 by
Rep. Pat Fallon said the $1.7 trillion spending bill should have focused more on border issues. | AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool Rep. Pat Fallon on Sunday deemed the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill approved last week to be âgarbage.â Speaking on Fox Newsâ âSunday Morning Futures,â the Texas Republican said: âIt was an absolute piece of