WASHINGTON — The House cleared a catchall omnibus bill Friday containing $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2023 annual and emergency spending and a bevy of unrelated legislation lawmakers wanted to pass before the end of the current Congress.
The 225-201 vote was mostly along party lines as House GOP leaders urged their members to vote against the huge package over what they called a “broken process” and higher spending levels than they would have negotiated.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the spending debate should have been punted for at least 11 days, when House Republicans are set to take the majority.
