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US House passes 2016 spending bill, averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Friday (Dec 18) approved a US$1.15 trillion spending package for 2016 which if passed by the Senate as expected would avert a government shutdown before year-end holidays.
The sprawling bipartisan compromise, which also tightens visa requirements, proposes reforms to the International Monetary Fund and lifts a long-standing ban on US crude oil exports, passed easily by a vote of 316 to 113.
The Senate immediately took up the measure and was to vote on it right away, and the White House has said President Barack Obama would sign the measure into law.
Architects of the deal and congressional leaders worked overtime this week cajoling rank-and-file members on both sides into backing the US$1.149 trillion, 2,009-page legislation …. http://www.channelnewsasia.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/us-house-passes-2016-spending-bill.html
