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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia and Alex Woodward

Democrats tank ‘laughable’ Trump-backed spending deal with the help of Republican conservatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives killed a spending deal approved by President-elect Donald Trump with the help of conservative Republicans after Elon Musk scuttled the original bipartisan deal.

The bill failed with all but two Democrats and 38 Republicans voting against it, and 172 Republicans voting for it.

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