Congress won't vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill until Friday, forcing another stop-gap measure
- 8 years ago
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that the chamber will now vote Friday on the $1.14 trillion end-of-the-year spending bill, breaking another deadline and forcing a second stop-gap resolution to keep the government running.
Late Tuesday, Ryan released the legislation, which was followed by some fellow House Republicans vowing a vote by Thursday.
Congress missed the original Dec. 11 deadline, resulting in the first stop-gap resolution, which runs out Wednesday.
The spending bill includes the GOP proposal to lift a four-decades-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil.
It also includes increases in domestic and defense spending.
And it increases the federal deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars by extending numerous, popular tax credits without paying for them.
Late Tuesday, Ryan released the legislation, which was followed by some fellow House Republicans vowing a vote by Thursday.
Congress missed the original Dec. 11 deadline, resulting in the first stop-gap resolution, which runs out Wednesday.
The spending bill includes the GOP proposal to lift a four-decades-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil.
It also includes increases in domestic and defense spending.
And it increases the federal deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars by extending numerous, popular tax credits without paying for them.