Bill will be signed by president after receiving Senate approval and passing the House mostly along party lines
Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesA $1.7tn spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastatedcleared the House of Representatives on Friday as lawmakers raced to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown.
Biden on Friday signed into law a separate short-term spending bill aimed at giving Congress more time to pass the legislation funding the federal government through the summer, White House officials said in a statement.second stint as House speaker and for the Democratic majority she led back to power in the 2018 election. Republicans will take control of the House next year, and Kevin McCarthy is campaigning to replace her.
“This is a monstrosity that is one of the most shameful acts I’ve ever seen in this body,” McCarthy said of the legislation.
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