Senate Busts GOP Filibuster; Poised To Pass $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

Senate Busts GOP Filibuster; Poised To Pass $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill — The Senate, this morning, beat a Republican-led filibuster paving the way for passage of  a  $1.1 trillion spending bill. The cloture vote was passed with Sen. Joe Lieberman(I-Conn) being the required 60th vote.

The bill, HR 3288, combines $447 billion in operating budgets with about $650 billion in mandatory payments for federal benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

The spending does not include a proposed  $626 billion in defense spending on which a vote is still required.

The bill also:

–permits detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be transferred to the United States to stand trial but not to be released.

— voids a long-standing ban on the funding of abortion by the District of Columbia

— phases out a D.C. school voucher program and opens the door for the city to permit medical marijuana.

— lifts a nationwide ban on the use of federal funds for needle-exchange programs which allows addicts to exchange needles used for injecting drugs.

— gives federal workers pay increases averaging 2 percent, with those in high costs areas getting slightly higher increases.

The bill  is expected to be passed tomorrow and sent to President Obama’s desk for signature.

I don’t think your children will thank you, Obama voters.

Senate Busts GOP Filibuster; Poised To Pass $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

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