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House Lawmakers Approve Bill Fast-Tracking Mattis Confirmation
Thursday, December 8, 2016 04:43 PM
By: REUTERS
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation to keep federal agencies funded until April 28 and avert government shutdowns at the end of this week when existing appropriations expire.
By a vote of 326-96, the House passed the bill that now goes to the Senate for passage.
A provision is also embedded in the spending bill to make it easier for Trump to win confirmation of General James Mattis to be defense secretary early next year. Republicans demanded it to help Mattis get around a requirement that the defense secretary be a civilian for seven years before taking the job. Mattis retired from the military in 2013.
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