Lefties, you best call your Senators and demand to know why they are deficit spending in a hot economy.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...r-defense-and-domestic-programs-idUSKCN1L82N6
The Senate voted 85-7 to pass the $854 billion measure, which combines funding for the Pentagon with money for domestic programs including the Health and Human Services, Education and Labor Departments.
Leaders of the Senate and the House have been trying to pass appropriations bills before Sept. 30 and avoid the threat of government shutdowns and the need for stopgap spending measures that have been common for several years.
The Senate’s Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to combine the bills to increase their chances of passage in the chamber, where Republicans have just a 51-49 majority.
Republicans generally favor increased military spending, and Democrats have been pushing to fund domestic programs. The two parties also agreed not to allow controversial amendments, also in the hope of boosting chances of passage.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...r-defense-and-domestic-programs-idUSKCN1L82N6
The Senate voted 85-7 to pass the $854 billion measure, which combines funding for the Pentagon with money for domestic programs including the Health and Human Services, Education and Labor Departments.
Leaders of the Senate and the House have been trying to pass appropriations bills before Sept. 30 and avoid the threat of government shutdowns and the need for stopgap spending measures that have been common for several years.
The Senate’s Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to combine the bills to increase their chances of passage in the chamber, where Republicans have just a 51-49 majority.
Republicans generally favor increased military spending, and Democrats have been pushing to fund domestic programs. The two parties also agreed not to allow controversial amendments, also in the hope of boosting chances of passage.
