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Senate passes first 2019 funding bill
« on: June 25, 2018, 11:02:32 pm »
The Senate on Monday passed its first funding bill for the 2019 fiscal year as lawmakers try to avoid a high-profile shutdown fight heading toward the fall.

Senators voted 86-5 to approve a "minibus," which merged funding for energy and water, the legislative branch and military construction and veterans affairs.

The low-drama Senate floor debate marks a stark U-turn from the intense GOP feuding over a mammoth defense policy bill, where Republicans blocked each others’ amendments and sniped at each other during a closed-door policy lunch.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394054-senate-passes-first-2019-funding-bill
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Re: Senate passes first 2019 funding bill
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2018, 11:26:58 pm »
What fun!  We just had the omnibus 1.3 TRILLION budget for next year signed in March - and the 1.4 TRILLION military budget funding bill SIGNED back on February 9th for two years (2018-2019)

Not enough wealth on the planet to cover the debt this government is spending at a rate faster than fissile materials right after reaching ignition point.
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