Headline Roundup December 11, 2014
House Nears Omnibus Vote
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Breitbart News
The final vote on Speaker John Boehner’s 1,603-page, more than $1 trillion omnibus spending bill is in jeopardy after members almost killed the bill on the rule. A total of 214 members voted for it, less than the majority of members in the House, but since all members weren't voting, the 212 against the rule wasn’t enough to kill it.
Time for voting had run out minutes before, and briefly the nays—those against the rule—had the majority. At least one Republican had switched a vote from being against the rule...
HuffPost
Democrats rebelled against the government funding bill Thursday, joining with a handful of Republicans to nearly vote down a measure that would keep federal offices running, but was also packed with policy riders walking back financial reform.
The inelegantly named "cromnibus" appropriations bill would fund the government after current funding expires on Dec. 11. But lawmakers are also trying to use the must-pass legislation to gut campaign finance rules and undo Dodd-Frank provisions designed to curb risky Wa
Wall Street Journal (News)
With a midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown, the House prepared to vote Thursday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill, in a test of whether Republican leaders can contain late-blooming opposition to some contentious provisions.
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) told reporters at his weekly news conference that he was confident the spending bill would receive bipartisan support and pass on Thursday, and then be sent to the Senate. Current funding for the government runs out at midnight Thursday. If the bill fails, the House is expected to...
