Congress Reaches Deal on Spending and Taxes

[Frodo]

Congress reaches year-end deal on taxes and spending

By Kelsey Snell and Mike DeBonis
December 15 at 11:15 PM
   

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[Crumpets]

Wow, really? That was unexpectedly and pleasantly quick...

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Just so long as they come to a decision on the taxes before people start filing.

[Mr. Reactionary]

What a surprise. Ryan = Status Quo.

The only "win" for the GOP base is big oil payola. That's not a win most of the GOP base will care enough about. Same with the bs tax loopholes. I could understand stripping all of the riders pushed by both sides as a compromise, but this is just graft. The win is that big oil gets to sell its oil over in not here, and all it cost was a lot of subsidies for green-tech Dem donors.   

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

not an outwardly terrible deal, which makes me suspect something fishy.

[MaxQue]

not an outwardly terrible deal, which makes me suspect something fishy.

It's called an election in November.

[Slander and/or Libel]

Does this extend authority until 9/30/2016? If so, that places a big fight right in the middle of the height of the general election.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Paul Ryan is aiming to be long termed Speaker again. Maybe at expense of a GOP president. Because deals like these, dont interfere with govt shutdown & repeal of ACA or Obamacare

[ProgressiveCanadian]

More tax breaks for giant corporations from their buddy Ryan.

[Ebsy]

There have been rumblings that the spending bill might not have the votes to pass.

[Maxwell]

There have been rumblings that the spending bill might not have the votes to pass.

Because Dumb McCain found out that Dick Shelby put a bunch of goodies in the bill, which then made Dumb Dick Shelby have to cover his ass, so now Dumb Dick Shelby is opposing the bill, and the Republican stack of dominos is falling.

[Frodo]

The House has passed the tax extensions 318 to 109 -it is now moving on to the omnibus spending package portion to be voted on tomorrow. 

[Frodo]

The spending bill passes the House 316 to 113.

It wasn't even close. 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

.......and it will be signed.

[Ebsy]

Good.

[Frodo]

Senate sends $1.8 trillion deal to Obama

By Alexander Bolton
December 18, 2015, 11:58 am

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[rob in cal]

     The legislation apparently significantly increases the H-2b temporary unskilled visa program from 66,000 to around 200,000 per year, or more according to some reports.  This is very interesting in that the US has huge amounts of underemployed, marginally employed American citizens out there who in a perfect world would be helping to fill these jobs instead of the US importing more labor.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Wait so what exactly is the difference between this omnibus bill and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that Obama signed in October

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Wait so what exactly is the difference between this omnibus bill and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that Obama signed in October

The budget act sets spending caps for each industry of govt. - i.e. the MAXIMUM amount that can potentially be spent. The omnibus sets the specific spending levels.

[King]

This is a great deal judging by who is against it.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

This is a great deal judging by who is against it.

Just judging by who is against it? Not what is actually in the bill?

[Joe Republic]

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When was the last time he bothered to show up to work at his current job?

[Frodo]

Apparently Congress also attached a cybersecurity bill to the omnibus legislation:

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source

[Ebsy]

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act was also attached, thank god.