Spending Bill: House Vote and Hours Monday

spending bill: It was made public in the predawn hours Monday and is tentatively scheduled for a House vote on Wednesday, according to Hamilton Spectator. The catch-all spending bill would be the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to advance during Trump's short tenure in the White House. The 1,665-page bill agreed to on Sunday is the product of weeks of negotiations. While losing on funding for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump won a 15 billion down payment on his request to strengthen the military, though that too fell short of what he requested. It will avert a government shutdown but more important than that, it's going to be a significant increase in military spending, Pence said in an interview with CBS This Morning. Vice-President Mike Pence said the administration couldn't be more pleased and noted that it would include a boost in military spending, a down payment on border security and provide money for health benefits for coal miners. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.