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House 256-167 Senate 67-30

POTUS: The Senate finally passed a spending bill.FLOTUS: That’s nice Dear, how much was it?POTUS: $1.3 trillion….whoops! Careful! FLOTUS: Thanks, I’m good. But $1.3 trillion? That seems extraordinary for a Republican Senate.POTUS: Almost all the Democrats voted for it. FLOTUS: I smell a lot of pork flying around.POTUS:  As God is my witness, I did not think pigs could fly. FLOTUS: Remind me again, why are we here? UPDATE:  h/t Claire Garcia: Our VSGPDT does so enjoy playing these suckers at their own game.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

The budget deal to keep the government funded through September agreed upon by congressional leaders would continue funding the refugee resettlement program. An agreement on the omnibus budget was reached by leaders from both parties Sunday, as a government shutdown looms on Friday. The proposed spending agreement includes no money to construct the president’s border wall, and continues funding Planned Parenthood. [….] The bill would include a total of $3 billion towards migration and refugee assistance, which is roughly the same that was spent in Fiscal Year 2016. It would also include $50 million towards the emergency refugee and migration...