Posted 11/1/2023, 10:01:02 PM
Senate Passes 2024 Funding Package, Setting Stage for Clash With House GOP Over Spending
- Senate passed first government funding package for 2024, setting up clash with House GOP
- Package funds Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and FDA
- Contains $120B for VA medical care and historic boosts for military construction
- Differences from House bills which have more spending cuts and "poison pill" provisions
- Stopgap funding measure likely needed as deadline is Nov 17 to avoid government shutdown
