{"id":2195332,"date":"2024-03-09T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T19:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-459-billion-spending-package-after-conservative-amendments-rejected\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T14:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T19:37:31","slug":"senate-passes-459-billion-spending-package-after-conservative-amendments-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-459-billion-spending-package-after-conservative-amendments-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves $459B spending package despite rejection of conservative amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-passes-459-billion-spending-package-after-conservative-amendments-rejected%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2195332&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Senate Approves $459 Billion Spending Plan, Rejects Conservative Amendments<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate has approved a $459 billion spending plan in a 75-22 vote, funding several prominent\u2062 government departments and agencies. This comes after\u2064 the rejection of a number of conservative-backed amendments.<\/p>\n<p>The spending package, which faced opposition from 21 Republican senators and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), will provide funding for the Defense Department, Department of Veteran Affairs, Agriculture Department, FDA, Transportation Department, Department of \u200cHousing\u2062 and Urban Development, FBI, EPA, and ATF.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)\u2064 celebrated\u200d the \u200bpassage\u200d of the bill, \u2063and it now awaits President Joe Biden&#8217;s signature on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To \u2062folks who worry that divided government means nothing ever gets \u2063done, this bipartisan package says otherwise,&#8221; Schumer said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 bill, criticized by conservative \u200clawmakers\u200b for its inclusion of earmarks, was passed \u200bjust before a deadline that could have resulted in \u2062a partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u200d Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and\u2062 Sen. John\u200d Thune (R-SD) all supported the bill, with the latter two running to \u2063replace McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sen. Rand Paul\u2062 (R-KY) voiced his \u2064criticism, highlighting the \u200bbipartisan consensus to add to the national debt.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of people don&#8217;t understand this. They think there is no cooperation in Washington\u200c and the opposite is true. There is compromise every day on \u200bevery\u200c spending \u200cbill,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;It&#8217;s\u2063 compromise\u200d between big-government Democrats and big-government Republicans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One failed\u200c amendment, proposed by Sen. Bill \u2062Hagerty\u200c (R-TN), aimed to \u2063prevent illegal aliens from being counted towards congressional seats \u2063and electoral votes. Hagerty accused Democrats \u2063of compromising Americans&#8217; voting rights by\u2063 supporting illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican amendments included efforts to remove earmarks from the bill and block the FDA&#8217;s promotion of the abortion drug mifepristone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Earmarks incentivize the wrong thing\u2062 in Congress\u200d \u2014 spending \u200btoo much money \u2014 by\u200b rewarding senators and representatives for supporting bloated &#038;\u2062 otherwise-problematic spending \u2062bills.&#8221; &#8211; Sen. Mike Lee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1766465645280121271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 Senate&#8217;s approval of \u2062the spending package follows the House&#8217;s earlier\u200b approval, despite opposition from conservative lawmakers who\u2064 believed it did not cut enough spending.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c What \u2064government departments and agencies are included in\u2063 the $459 \u2064billion\u2062 spending plan recently approved by the Senate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Senate has recently approved a significant $459 billion spending plan in a\u2063 75-22 vote, which will\u2063 fund various government departments and agencies. However, this approval comes after the rejection of numerous conservative-backed amendments,\u200d indicating a divide within the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The spending package encompasses funding for \u2063several key entities, including the Defense Department, Department of Veteran\u2062 Affairs, Agriculture Department, FDA, Transportation Department, Department of \u2064Housing and Urban \u200bDevelopment, FBI, EPA, and ATF. While the plan was ultimately supported, it faced opposition\u200d from 21 Republican senators and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).<\/p>\n<p>Following the passage of the bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u2063Schumer (D-NY) expressed his satisfaction with the outcome. He celebrated the bipartisan \u200bnature of \u2062the package and emphasized that it disproves the \u200dnotion that divided government leads to\u2064 a lack of progress. These \u2064sentiments were echoed by Schumer in his statement, &#8220;To folks who worry that divided government means nothing ever gets done, \u2062this bipartisan package says\u2062 otherwise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bill&#8217;s success, it has not \u200bbeen without criticisms. \u2064Conservative lawmakers are particularly concerned about the inclusion of earmarks, which they argue should have been excluded. Earmarks\u2064 refer to specific\u200d projects or funding allocations directed towards particular districts or constituencies. Nevertheless,\u200d the bill was passed just before a looming deadline that could have resulted in a \u200dpartial government shutdown, avoiding such a scenario.<\/p>\n<p>As the $459 \u2063billion spending plan awaits President\u200d Joe\u200d Biden&#8217;s signature, \u2064it is \u2063expected to receive his \u2064approval, \u200cgiven the support it garnered in \u2064the Senate. This legislation will provide\u2064 much-needed funds for crucial\u2063 sectors of the government, allowing them to continue their operations and fulfill their\u200c respective mandates effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the approval of this spending package and the\u2062 subsequent rejection of conservative amendments \u200bhighlights the nuanced dynamics of the Senate. It reflects the challenges faced in achieving consensus within a diverse and divided legislative body. Nonetheless, this bipartisan success serves\u200b as \u200ba testament to the potential for collaboration and progress in\u2062 the face of political differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affirming their support, the Senate voted 75-22 to pass a $459 billion spending plan on Friday. This plan will provide funding for significant government departments and agencies, despite the rejection of conservative amendments. Notably, 21 Republican senators and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) opposed the package, which includes funding for the Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2195333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-908473016.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2195332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-908473016.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2195332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2195333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2195332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2195332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2195332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}