(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)The measure contains six annual spending bills and has already passed the House. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 75-22. The chamber labored to get to a final vote just hours before the midnight deadline for the first set of appropriations bills. There is compromise every day on every spending bill," Paul said. The bill also includes more than 6,600 projects requested by individual lawmakers with a price tag of about $12.7 billion.

Source: Hindustan Times March 09, 2024 21:12 UTC