Government gets reprieve, Dreamers get shut down in spending bill
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Thursday, December 21, 2017
Brushing aside demands of illegal immigrant Dreamers, Congress on Thursday approved a short-term spending bill to carry the government into the new year, narrowly avoiding a shutdown showdown.
The bill, which cleared the House on a 231-188 vote and the Senate on a 66-32 vote, extends funding through Jan. 19, keeps a critical foreign surveillance program operating, adds money to a popular veterans health care fund and ensures states won’t run out of money under the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/21/congress-clears-bill-avoid-shutdown-dreamers-dont-/
