With an agreement in hand, Congress now faces a race against the clock: Lawmakers have until Friday to approve the package or risk a shutdown.
, known in congressional parlance as an omnibus, included funding for key elements of President Biden’s economic agenda, new boosts to defense programs and an additional $44.9 billion in emergency military and economic assistance for Ukraine.
“Republicans are about to literally give the Biden administration a blank check,” said Rep. Chip Roy , a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”“Republican leadership in the Senate — and frankly, too many in the House — are walking away from using that important tool to check the executive branch,” he added.
“We should be passing a continuing resolution into next year instead of buying more time to rush through a massive spending package,” Granger said during the House debate.Partisan disputes spoiled other discussions, including a last-minute push to secure a deal on taxes. Democrats had hoped to expand the child tax credit, after an earlier policy — providing monthly payments to low-income families in need — expired last year.
“The pain of inflation on American families is real, and it is being felt right now across the federal government,” Leahy said in a statement, adding the bill “directly invests in providing relief from the burden of inflation on the American people.”
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