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House clears omnibus package as end nears for 117th Congress
Nearly $47 billion of the supplemental funding is military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine to continue its defense against a Russian invasion.
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Nearly $47 billion of the supplemental funding is military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine to continue its defense against a Russian invasion.
The chamber overwhelmingly rejected the Sinema-Tester measure, 10-87, but it gave wavering Democrats cover to reject the Lee amendment, which went down on a 47-50 vote.
The latter amendment then was rejected, 47-50.
Murphy, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, said if the Lee amendment were attached it would sabotage the omnibus in the House later this week, including $47 billion
Toomey pushed to amend the bill to keep the spending in the discretionary category, but his amendment was defeated in a 47-48 vote.
That would make the 47-year-old the youngest person to wield the committee’s gavel in more than 100 years. As chairman, McHenry would pursue a conservative agenda.
All but two Senate Republicans voted for the measure and its pay-as-you-go fix, while 30 out of 47 Democrats opposed it.
The Senate voted 53-47 for an amendment from Indiana’s Mike Braun that would have prevented lawmakers from getting their paychecks if Congress doesn’t adopt a budget resolution and clear all 12 appropriations
Previously the record was nearly 47 years — from when Arizona was admitted in 1912 and the addition of Alaska in 1959.
The vote reflected the chamber’s party breakdown, with senators voting 53-47 to table, or kill, the minority leader’s initial amendment to subpoena documents.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate now stands at 53 Republicans and 47 in the Democratic Conference.
The Senate defeated President Donald Trump’s border security plan 50-47 on a procedural vote designed to re-open the government. The measure required 60 votes to pass.