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January 16, 2014

House Approves Spending Bill in Tea Party Rebuke 
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The House has approved a new $1.1 trillion spending bill that would
avoid a government shutdown at least through September. The bill passed
with overwhelming support, signaling a potential end to the bipartisan
dispute that forced the government's two-week closure last year. In a
defeat for the tea party, the bill would increase spending by $45
billion over the cuts that would have been forced by the sequester. But
it preserves several key Republican demands, including increases for the
military, the defunding of high-speed rail projects, and a ban on
spending to hold Guantánamo Bay prisoners in the United States.

 

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