President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus package Friday, the same day the House voted to pass the bill.
The Senate passed the mammoth piece of legislation Thursday, 12 appropriations bill wrapped into one, which funds the government through September and avoids a government shutdown at midnight Friday.
Several Republicans mounted a resistance to the bill, but it was not enough.
Lawmakers on the right argued for a temporary funding measure to keep the government running until the new Congress took over, where Republicans will control the House.
"And, of course, $1,438,000,000 for membership in global multilateral organizations, including the UN. The word 'salmon' appears 48 times in the bill. $65 million for salmon? Seems fishy," Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., wrote in a string of Tweets that went viral.
That legal challenge comes as illegal immigration has soared since Biden took office, putting a strain on border communities like El Paso, which has declared a state of emergency.
"There's no way I could've voted for the Omnibus," said Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. "It's too much money, there was no committee process, and the bill didn't extend Title 42. Americans voted to take Biden's credit card away. It's time to bring back common sense to Washington. This ain't it."
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