House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill

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House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill

March 9, 2022 at 10:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 20 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/09/house-passes-1-5-trillion-spending-bill/

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“The House on Wednesday passed a sprawling $1.5 trillion federal spending bill that includes a huge infusion of aid for war-torn Ukraine and money to keep the government funded through September, after jettisoning a package to fund President Biden’s new Covid-19 response effort,” the New York Times reports.

“Bipartisan approval of the first major government spending legislation of Mr. Biden’s presidency marked the first time since he took office that Democrats were able to use their congressional majorities and control of the White House to set funding levels for their priorities, including climate resilience, public education and child care.”

“But the exclusion of the $15.6 billion pandemic aid package, amid disputes about its cost that threatened to derail the broader legislation, infuriated the White House and frustrated Democratic leaders, leaving the fate of the Biden administration’s coronavirus strategy uncertain.”

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[Budi]

1. Fair enough. Pandemic relief & research can be approached again.

We take the wins where we can.
Until we have a strong majority who is willing to applaud & support President Biden's advancment for this country, this is a good start.

[nitpicker]

2. From The Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/597633-house-passes-sweeping-15-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill

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The last-minute revolt over the COVID-19 funding from Democrats angered over a GOP-demanded offset upended a delicately negotiated package between congressional leaders of both parties.

As part of those bipartisan negotiations, the House passage of the omnibus package, which funds the federal government through September, was split in two votes so that lawmakers could register specific support for the defense spending portions.

The House first voted 361-69 to back funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and other national security priorities and then 260-171, with one Democrat voting "present," to adopt the provisions largely related to domestic programs.
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