GOP, Dem majorities help pass $1.1 trillion spending bill
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The House Friday passed a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, even though more than a third of Republicans voted against it and said it falls short of their demands to rein in the Obama administration.
The bill passed after considerable arm-twisting by both Republicans and Democrats, whose leaders cobbled together the deal with President Obama over the past several weeks.
But in the end, it passed easily in a 316-113 vote, despite fears early in the week about passing the bill. Senate passage was expected to follow later in the day Friday.
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While the big fear was getting Republicans on board, nearly two-thirds of GOP members voted for it — Republicans voted 150-95 on the measure. And it was an easy choice for Democrats, who voted 166-18 in favor of the deal.