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House Passes Bipartisan Budget BillWithTrump Support

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON -- Observing a rare cease-fire in their battles with
   President Donald Trump, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday
   easily passed bipartisan debt and budget legislation to permit the
   Treasury to issue bonds to pay the government's bills and lock in place
   recent budget gains for both the Pentagon and domestic agencies.
   The measure, passed 284-149, would head off another politically
   dangerous government shutdown and add a measure of stability to action
   this fall on a $1.37 trillion slate of annual appropriations bills. The
   Senate is scheduled to approve the bill next week.
   The agreement between the administration and Democratic House Speaker
   Nancy Pelosi lifts the limit on the government's $22 trillion debt for
   two years and averts the risk of the Pentagon and domestic agencies
   being hit with $125 billion in automatic spending cuts that are all
   that's left of a failed 2011 budget pact. It is a welcome detente for
   lawmakers seeking to avoid political and economic turmoil over the
   possibility of a government shutdown or first federal default.

   Trump 'totally' on board
   Trump took to Twitter to give the legislation his strongest endorsement
   yet: "House Republicans should support theTWO YEARBUDGET AGREEMENT
   which greatly helps our Military and our Vets." He added in a note of
   encouragement, "I am totally with you!"

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