US Senate passes sweeping, bipartisan plan to boost federal spending
Budget approved by big majority in Senate controlled by Republicans
01 August 2019 - 20:17
Washington — The US Senate passed a sweeping, bipartisan fiscal plan on Thursday that boosts federal spending by $320bn and suspends the debt ceiling for two years, beyond the next presidential election.
The budget deal was approved by a vote of 67 to 28 in the Republican-controlled Senate, a week after it passed in the Democratic-majority House of Representatives...
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