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December 15, 2014

Obama to Sign Controversial Spending Bill After Backing Passage 
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Other controversial provisions that passed in the spending bill include
a campaign finance rule change that increases tenfold the amount of
money allowed for certain political donations. The bill also strips
millions in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and approves
cuts to retiree benefits at some multi-employer pension plans. The
Senate passed the measure 56 to 40 in a rare Saturday night vote.
President Obama is expected to sign the bill after urging lawmakers to
approve it. Speaking ahead of the Senate's approval, Obama called the
bill a compromise worthy of support.

President Obama: "This, by definition, was a compromise bill. This is
what's produced when you have the divided government that the American
people voted for."

 

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