• Plan would fund defense, energy, Congress, Corps of Engineers
• Current version of House plan has little chance in Senate
House Passes $788 Billion Spending Bill That Would Start Funding the Border Wall
By News on the Net -- Bloomberg —— Bio and Archives July 27, 2017
The House passed a $788 billion spending bill Thursday that complies with President Donald Trump’s demands to boost the military, reduce clean-energy programs and start funding a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The bill, passed 235-192, would fund the departments of Defense, Energy and Veterans Affairs, the legislative branch and Army Corps of Engineers in fiscal 2018. Republican leaders added $1.6 billion in border-wall funding to win the backing of House conservatives.—More…
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