The Latest: House passes $81 billion disaster aid measure
The 251-169 vote on Thursday sends the measure to the
The massive measure brings the total approved this year for disaster aid to more than
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The vote was 231-188 on Thursday. The stopgap bill keeps money flowing to the Pentagon and domestic agencies through
The
Lawmakers were rushing to complete the bill while they punted on more contentious issues, leaving fights over health care, immigration and national security until next year.
The spending bill is combined with a
It also contains a short-term extension for an expiring overseas wiretapping program aimed at tracking terrorists.
More than a dozen Hispanic House members — all
Rep.
The
Minority Leader
Schumer said he wants bargaining leverage for a host of issues being punted into next year, including the budget and immigration.
He said it's unclear what funding measures the
President
Trump says on Twitter Thursday that "
Trump continues, writing "
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Lawmakers hope to approve a must-pass spending bill on Thursday as the clock ticks toward potential government shutdown this weekend.
Despite the perilous situation, House Republican leaders are still struggling to unite the
There's still plenty of time to avert a politically debilitating shutdown of the government, and such a pratfall would detract from the party's success this week in muscling through its landmark tax bill. With
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