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</p>Defense funding To provide some flexibility for the military, the bill includes a provision allowing the Defense Department to provide funding for missile defense enhancements.
2018 omnibus bill ahead of the next congressional recess.
</p> Clock’s Ticking on Deal to Dodge a Government Shutdown</p> [jwp-video n=”2″]</p> West Virginia Sen.
</p> To be sure, 61 House members (all Democrats, including two-thirds of the party’s Judiciary Committee members) have signed on to a bill creating the sort of independent commission described in the
Democrats are unlikely to support a stopgap spending bill this week without protections for young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Tuesday.
The repeal, which was in a tax bill that cleared in December, takes effect Jan. 1, 2019.
Taxpayers and voters deserve to know when they are footing the bill to resolve a complaint against an elected official, he said.
</p> Watch: Trump’s 2018 Legislative Agenda is Already Slipping</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Covering his bases?
</p> Watch: How the Open Seats Are (or Aren’t) Creating Opportunities in the House</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Hillary Clinton won Illinois by 17 points in 2016.
He also claimed a significant victory last year with passage of the landmark tax overhaul bill, a long-held priority for the former Budget and tax-writing chairman.
During a separate White House meeting on Tuesday, he told a larger group of member he would sign just about any immigration bill they sent him.
</p> Here’s the entire week in photos:</p>The Capitol Dome is seen surrounded by fog Tuesday morning. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., left, and Rep.
</p> The legislation was passed as part of a larger bill that passed on Wednesday.
Bill Nelson, who is up for re-election this cycle, tweeted “[t]he President should represent all people, not just selected favorites” and Trump’s remarks.
</p> The White House also issued a statement of policy backing the House bill and sent Chief of Staff John F. Kelly to the House to monitor the vote.
</p> “It’s a good bill,” Ryan said. But asked if he would bring it to the floor, the speaker said, “We’re working on that.”
</p> In the Senate, Democratic votes are needed to pass any spending bill, whether a CR or a broader omnibus.
The House is set to vote Thursday on a bill to extend the electronic surveillance powers of the National Security Agency.
</p> Watch: Trump’s 2018 Legislative Agenda Is Already Slipping</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The tax-collecting agency has faced deep spending cuts for years, including a 75 percent reduction in its employee