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How the Wall, Guns, and Obamacare Fared in Congress Giant Spending Bill

Published: March 23, 2018, 11:34 a.m.

It\u2019s taken them several crucial days longer than they had hoped, but Democratic and Republican leaders on Wednesday closed in on an agreement to fund the government through September at the higher spending levels they set last month. The omnibus spending bill, the last big \u201cmust-pass\u201d bill of the year, is a vehicle for legislators to tack on all of their other legislative priorities that they couldn\u2019t get through regular order. If they\u2019re not included in this $1.