Congress reaches deal for $1.1 trillion U.S. spending bill

Yahoo! News ^ | 12/9/14 | David Lawder - Reuters

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators resolved policy disputes to reach a deal for a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Tuesday but still expected to need a stop-gap extension to avoid a U.S. government shutdown at midnight on Thursday.

House of Representatives Republicans were preparing to pass a short-term funding extension of one to two days to allow the Senate more time to clear procedural hurdles that could drag final passage past the deadline.

The snags added some drama to a spending bill that appeared to be cruising toward passage, despite demands from conservative Republicans to withhold spending from President Barack Obama's immigration order, which would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States.

Final hurdles on the massive bill were cleared when some controversial financial services provisions were removed to be dealt with separately.

[NormsRevenge]

The measure aims to fund all government agencies through September 2015, except for the Department of Homeland Security, which would be extended only through late February, providing Republicans leverage over the agency implementing the Obama immigration order.

[mrsmith]

Here it is:

http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR83sa.xml

pdf copies at the bottom here: http://docs.house.gov/floor/
“Senate Amendment to H.R. 83”

1603 pages. I saw an estimate that one would have to read 31 pages/hr to read it before the vote....

[ZULU]

Smoke and mirrors from BONER and old Turkey Neck

[NormsRevenge]

a sad tale of politique these days..

living hand to mouth, much as a majority of folks..

and to think, they have the power to change so much for the better..

but choose not to do it.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

$18 trillion in debt.

[NormsRevenge]

One would need to be an Evelyn Woodhead speed reader to get thru that thing anytime soon..

[Diogenesis]

The EXEMPT did not even read it.

[JRandomFreeper]

So Obamacare, including abortion is funded through Sept of 2015?

/johnny

[VRWC For Truth]

Time for a true second party. The Uniparty has to go.

[hawkaw]

I know I am in the minority but I like doing this and going after the homeland security budget in February a few weeks after the GOP gains control of the senate. I think this idea while the states do the suing in the Courts is a good strategy to deal with immigration.

[mrsmith]

Well, all the Representatives from liberal districts can just vote for it without reading it and all the Representatives from conservative districts can just vote against it without reading it...

The key is to get the Representatives from conservative districts to not re-elect the man who crammed this through the House- Boehner.

[JRandomFreeper]

Looks like they are funding the Government through Sept 2015. That means the new Senate won't get a say in the federal budget until next year.

/johnny

[rlbedfor]

I agree.

[JRandomFreeper]

How do you feel about Obamacare (including abortion) being funded through the end of next year?

/johnny

[zeugma]

Remember folks. It is required that the bill be read on the floor before a bill can be voted on. If they don't do this (they seldom do), it is because they had unanimous consent not to do so. That means that every single republican congresscritter is voting for this monstrosity to be passed before it can even be read. All it takes is one to put a stop to this. If they don't then they are lying to you when they tell you they opposed it.

 

[JRandomFreeper]

You agree with Obamacare being funded through Sept 2015?

/johnny

[mrsmith]

We could have DONE IT ALL in February a few weeks after the GOP gains control of the senate.

The EPA’s nutty expensive ‘climate change’ rules aren’t blocked here for just one example.

[JRandomFreeper]

Preach it, Sister!

/johnny

[TsonicTsunami08]

To the mattresses soon!