Congress sends spending deal to Trump, ending shutdown threat
Politico | 12/19/19
Congress cleared legislation Thursday to fund the government for the fiscal year that began more than two months ago, giving approval to spending measures that will boost federal budgets by a total of $49 billion. The nearly $1.4 trillion, two-part
spending deal now heads to President Donald Trump, who plans to put his signature on both bills before a midnight Friday deadline, according to senior administration officials.
In the legislation’s last stop in Congress, the Senate voted 71-23 on Thursday to pass a non-defense package, approving funding for departments like Education, Transportation, Agriculture, Labor, Energy, HHS and HUD. The chamber also voted 81-11 to pass a package to fund the Pentagon, as well as the departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury and Justice.
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