Spending Deal Near as Congress Puts Off Immigration Fight
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Congress is a step closer to funding most of the U.S. government through September 2015 with a plan that sidesteps Tea Party opposition and pushes the fight over immigration policy to the new Republican Congress.
After yesterday’s symbolic House vote to protest President Barack Obama’s order easing deportation of undocumented immigrants, committee leaders in both parties are working toward completion of a spending bill with votes expected next week. Democrats and Republicans said they plan to keep the government open after Dec. 11, when current funding expires.