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Mike emanuel is on capitol hill tonight with the breaking news and what led to todays compromise. The houseboat was one oh 53 oh two. Now it goes to a signature with much left democrats divided. This is not the one we had hoped for but it was one that we will be voting on today. Under intense pressure, nancy pelosi surrendered a writing in order to get resources to the children fastest, we will reluctantly pass the senate bill. Policy to keep for many republicans. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham met with her this afternoon warning, todays aid bill wont fix the bigger problem. If you dont fix what they come here illegally then you will be spending 4 billion every six months. She also dealt with the divided caucus. Liberals who said they didnt want to give President Trump a dime. The boldest expression of who we are as americans. Pelosi was tempted to force negotiation. ....
let s look at the provisions, the big ticket items in this $1.7 trillion spending bill. $772 billion for nondefense discretionary programs. $797 billion for the pentagon. ukraine will get an additional $45 billion in aid. there is $40 billion for disaster relief. breaking down that aid for ukraine, $12 billion for replenishing u.s. weapons stocks. $9 billion to train and support the ukrainian military. $7 billion to u.s.-european command support. $300 million for nuclear reactors and fuel. many more provisions in this bill. 120 $6 million to prepare for potential nuclear incidents. many provisions in the bill. we will try to break them down for you throughout this first hour of today s washington journal. before the senate voted yesterday, the final vote which was 68-29, 18 republicans joining the democrats to approve the spending bill, senators were allowed to offer amendments. senator rand paul offered an amendment to try to control the spending that happens in washin ....