While I was sleeping ... The Washington Post News Alert Senate passes sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill The Senate gave final passage on Saturday night to a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill to finance most of the federal government through the next fiscal year. On a vote of 56 to 40, senators passed the spending bill and sent it to President Obama, who plans to sign it. The bill’s passage eliminates the threat of a government shutdown. It capped days of acrimonious debate on Capitol Hill over the omnibus agreement. A small group of conservatives, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), had sought to slow debate on the bill by raising concerns with Obama’s immigration policy, forcing a marathon weekend session. The move infuriated their colleagues, particularly Republicans who complained that forcing senators to stay in session produced nothing positive for the GOP and only helped Democrats in their bid to approve a final batch of Obama’s nominees for government posts.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:12:19 +0000
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