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BREAKING: Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill, Here Are the Republicans Who Voted Yes


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The Senate on Thursday passed the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill in a 68-29 vote.

“The package includes $858 billion in defense spending, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, and $787 billion in nondefense spending, close to an 8 percent increase. It also would provide roughly $85 billion in supplemental funding for Ukraine and disaster relief.” Roll Call reported.

The spending bill now heads to the House of Representatives ahead of the Friday night deadline to avert a government shutdown.

From Roll Call:

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the mammoth fiscal 2023 spending package in a burst of activity on the floor Thursday after finally nailing down an amendments deal it took all day Wednesday and into the morning to hammer out.

The vote was 68-29 in support of the 4,155-page legislation. It includes the dozen annual spending bills for every federal agency, supplemental aid for the war in Ukraine and natural disaster victims, and a series of unrelated policies ranging from retirement savings incentives to driftnet fishing regulations.

“This is one of the most significant appropriations packages we have done in a very long time,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said before final passage. “The range of people it helps is large and deep.”

The bill contains nearly $45 billion in aid for Ukraine and does nothing to protect the U.S. border.

Also, the monstrosity is loaded with special interest earmarks, pork, and other wasteful spending.

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The Gateway Pundit noted:

Here are the Republicans who voted for the monstrosity:

Blunt, Boozman, Capito, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Graham, Inhofe, McConnell, Moran, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Rounds, Shelby, Thune, Wicker, Young.

“And to be clear what they voted for: $45 billion of new aid to Ukraine, no funding for border security, raises for the FBI, DOJ, and ATF, and worst of all: deliberately kneecapping the incoming House majority’s leverage over the budget for an entire year,” Greg Price noted.



 

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