Thursday, March 22, 2018

Here Is What Is In The Spending Bill

House Republicans released the text of a $1.3 trillion spending bill that must pass both chambers of Congress in order to avert a government shutdown Friday evening at midnight.

The legislation will keep the government funded through Sept. 30, if House and Senate lawmakers pass the bill and President Donald Trump signs it.

House lawmakers aren't expected to vote on the bill until Thursday at the earliest, but multiple House aides told The Daily Caller News Foundation a vote could very well likely happen Friday.

Conservatives are upset about the spending bill after Congress passed a two-year budget agreement in February that raised federal spending some $300 billion dollars.

Adding to conservative woes is the fact Wednesday's bill increases domestic spending $63 billion over the hard fought GOP 2011 sequestration spending caps.

The bill provides $654.6 billion in domestic and Global War on Terror/Overseas Contingency Operations funding, marking the largest year-to-year increase since the start of the War on Terror.

The bill includes funding for legislation Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn put forth called "Fix NICS." The bill also includes grants to increase school infrastructure security and allows the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to research gun control as a health issue.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/21/spending-bill-text/?print=1 

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