OMNI DETAILS: Who won what, and when we’ll see text

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OMNI DETAILS: Who won what, and when we’ll see text

By ANNA PALMER (anna@politico.com; @apalmerdc), JAKE SHERMAN (sherman@politico.com; @JakeSherman), DANIEL LIPPMAN (daniel@politico.com; @dlippman) and ZACH MONTELLARO (zmontellaro@politico.com; @ZachMontellaro)

03/21/2018 01:19 PM EDT

OMNIBUS UPDATE … FINALLY, we expect to see spending bill text by 2 p.m., or so.

-- HEATHER CAYGLE, BURGESS EVERETT and RACHAEL BADE: “Congressional leaders on verge of massive spending deal: But lawmakers will have to move quickly to avoid a shutdown on Friday night.” http://politi.co/2FRw3jx

WHO WON? … THE WALL: Depends who you ask. There’s just $1.6 billion for a border wall with Mexico. The president wanted $25 billion. Republicans got a 10% increase in ICE funding -- Democrats were happy, because many in the GOP wanted more. Republicans got a 14% uptick in custody operations … HEALTH CARE: Most Republicans who fought to keep an Obamacare stabilization package out of this bill. We’ll see how people feel if premiums spike. Trump gets an L here, since he supported some language. …

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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-power-briefing/2018/03/21/omni-details-who-won-what-and-when-well-see-text-257481

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“During a phone call Tuesday, administration officials told Bryant that Hyde-Smith’s past history as a Democrat would hobble her in the special election contest for the seat being vacated by longtime GOP Sen. Thad Cochran. Hyde-Smith switched parties in 2010 while serving in the state Senate.”


Well, that’s a laugh riot.  Trump has switched parties five times in 30 years.