House Democrats passed a $600 billion spending package in their bid to fund the government, approving millions of dollars in bipartisan pet projects after a decade-long ban on earmarks
Democratic leaders are still struggling to build support for measures that would fund the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoHouse Democrats passed a $600 billion spending package Thursday in their bid to fund the government, approving millions of dollars in bipartisan pet projects after a decade-long ban on earmarks.
Congress is no closer to a bipartisan funding deal that would stave off a government shutdown in two months, however, despite House passage this week of nine out of the 12 annual spending bills. Senate appropriators plan to launch committee work on their own spending bills next week, leaving little time for a bicameral compromise.
The bill would swell the Education Department’s budget by 41 percent, while providing a total of $120 billion for HHS and $10.6 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earmarks in the bill would direct billions of dollars toward education and training programs, higher education, medical facilities and more.
Moderate Democrats support a modest Pentagon budget hike, which is what House appropriators have sought to provide with a nearly $10 billion increase in their fiscal 2022 Defense bill.
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