The stopgap funding and budget measure, approved by a 240-186 House vote, will go next to President Donald Trump. While Paul’s performance in the Senate strained the patience of his colleagues, he focused on the same concern that caused so many House Republicans to oppose the bill – deficit spending. The budget bill raises military and domestic spending by almost $300 billion over the next two years. That part of the overall package was a bipartisan attempt by Senate leaders to end for many months, at least beyond November’s midterm congressional elections, the fiscal policy quarrels that increasingly consume Congress. Once known as the party of fiscal conservatism, the Republicans and Trump are quickly expanding the nation’s budget deficit and its $20 trillion national debt.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 09, 2018 11:37 UTC