Senate begins debate on $1.7 trillion deal to fund government, avert shutdown
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On Tuesday, Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert a potential government shutdown, which includes bolstering Ukraine and providing relief aid to communities affected by natural disasters. Left-leaning articles highlight that lawmakers agree on bipartisan appends to the omnibus but disagree on key fiscal, economic issues, while right-leaning articles highlight an economist’s report criticizing Biden era welfare policies which seem to contribute to the nationwide labor shortage.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the new appropriations bill includes a large increase in aid to Ukraine, a more than 10% increase in defense spending, and roughly $40 billion to assist communities recovering from natural disasters. The bill allocates around $772.5 billion towards non-defense discretionary programs and $858 billion towards defense funding. The lawmakers face a tight deadline of midnight on Friday to avoid a government shutdown through Christmas.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that Senate members voted 70–25 to begin debate on the 4,155-page measure which will define the next fiscal year. It also highlighted that some Republicans, however, wanted to postpone budget talks until Republicans assumed control of the House in January. There was bipartisan support for appending certain bills to the omnibus, but they have yet to agree on certain fiscal and economic debates.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that a “scathing” analysis by E.J. Antoni, an economist and Heritage Foundation Research Fellow, found that welfare measures under the Biden administration fail to help the poorest Americans while providing substantial aid to high-earning families. His analysis suggests that a monetary incentive to stay home due to welfare may be contributing to the nationwide worker shortage.
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Senate begins debate on $1.7 trillion deal to fund government, avert shutdown
Washington Post