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You are here: Home / All News / Finally some progress in Congress.

Finally some progress in Congress.

March 23, 2018 By Gary Panell Leave a Comment

House passes compromise $1.3 trillion budget bill

Associated Press March 22, 2018

The U.S. House has easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion measure handing huge spending increases to defense programs and domestic initiatives ranging from road-building to biomedical research.

Thursday’s vote was 256-167. That shipped the 2,232-page package to the Senate.

Passage there is assured. But some Republican senators upset that the measure spends too much could delay the bill. The question is whether it will be approved before midnight Friday night.

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If it isn’t, that would force the year’s third government shutdown. That would likely be brief but still embarrass Republicans controlling the White House and Congress.

The bill provides just $1.6 billion to start building portions of President Donald Trump’s wall with Mexico and for other border security steps. But it doesn’t temporarily extend protections against deportation for young “Dreamer” illegal immigrants.

The White House says President Donald Trump will sign a $1.3 trillion budget bill that boosts military spending, but does not include all the funding he sought for his promised border wall.

White House officials say the plan includes key administration priorities, particularly defense spending. They argue they could not get everything they want because Democratic votes are needed in the closely divided Senate.

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said the bill was not perfect but “that’s not how the process works.”

He noted the deal includes at least some money for new construction along the border.

Although some conservative Republicans balked at the size of the spending increases, and the rush to pass the bill, the White House says the president backs the legislation.

Trump sounded less than enthused by the bill Wednesday night. He tweeted: “Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment.

The 2,232-page text was made public Wednesday night. Democrats say lawmakers had little time to read the bill before voting.

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