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March 10, 2022

House Passes $1.5T Spending Bill After Democrats Drop $15B for Coronavirus Relief
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The House of Representatives passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill
Wednesday to fund the government through September, which includes $13.6
billion for Ukraine. The measure does not include a planned $15 billion
coronavirus relief package after Democrats could not agree on how to
fund it. The money would have gone towards treatments, research to
combat new variants and funding a global vaccination push. A
reauthorization and expansion of the Violence Against Women Act is also
included in the bill. The program lapsed in 2018 during a government
shutdown. Progressives condemned increased funding for ICE and $782
billion earmarked for the military. The measure now heads to the Senate.


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