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The bill provides $772.5 billion for discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding. It now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Mississippi's Thompson, Wicker vote in favor of the bill as Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest and Palazzo oppose it. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-201 to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package the U.S. Senate officially passed the day before, avoiding a Christmas break gov
The House voted Friday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill that would fund critical government operations across federal agencies and provide emergency aid for Ukraine.
The nearly $1.7 trillion government funding package boosts defense and domestic spending and includes more than $44 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.
Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst both opposed the $1.7 trillion spending package that passed with the approval of 18 GOP senators.