| | View in your browser | | | | | Senate sends $1.4 trillion spending package to Trump | The Senate on Thursday passed a $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year, averting a second government shutdown in 2019.
Senators broke the package into two chunks, passing the first measure in 71-23 vote before an 81-11 vote on the second bill that included funding for the Pentagon.
The two bills now head to President Trump’s desk, where White House officials have indicated he would sign it before the end of the day Friday, when current funding expires. | Read the developing report here | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | |
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