House Approves $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill with Majority Dem Votes

The House approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill Friday morning with a majority of Democratic votes.

The bill passed on a vote of 316 to 113, with 166 Democrats and 150 Republicans voting in favor of the bill. Another 95 Republicans and 18 Democrats voted against the spending bill. The omnibus frustrated conservatives who argued that the bill failed to address many of the Obama’s controversial initiatives and cedes to Democratic demands. In particular they voiced concern that the spending measure failed to impose restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. More...

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