House approves $1.1 trillion spending bill

By: KLKN Newsroom
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Just hours before a midnight deadline approached, the House of Representatives voted to approve a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep the federal government open..

The House voted 219-206 to approve the measure with 57 Democrats joining 162 Republicans to pass the package.

The House voted shortly after on a 48 hour continuing resolution to keep the government open, so the Senate has time to pass the measure without shutting down the government. The Senate was expected to approve the continuing resolution, setting up votes on the spending package in the Senate for the coming days.