Senate passes $1.3 trillion spending bill, averting another government shutdown
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In a vote just after midnight Friday, the Senate passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, averting a government shutdown while paving the way for the next funding fight ahead of the midterm elections.
The House had approved its version Thursday in a bipartisan tally of 256-167. The Senate passed its bill 65-32.
The sweeping deal, which will fund the government until September, increases military and domestic programs, delivering federal funds throughout the country, but exceeds budget caps — adding about $1 trillion to the national debt.
Several hurdles threatened to derail the legislation vote past the midnight Friday deadline to fund the government, including objections from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who expressed stark opposition for the 2,232-page bill on Thursday.
“Victory for conservatives today is that all of America now knows what a budget-busting bomb this bill is,” Paul tweeted. “Hopefully, today’s battle will embolden conservatives to descend on Congress and demand Constitutional government.”
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