Appropriations bill would give FDA $269M boost over FY2018 budget
With one day left before the US government faces another shutdown, the House and Senate are poised to pass a seven-bill spending package on Thursday to fund large portions of the federal government through FY2019. And President Donald Trump has said he will sign the bill.
The spending package comes near the end of a three-week stopgap funding measure to allow the government to reopen after a record 35-day partial government shutdown that began on 22 December 2018 after President Donald Trump refused to sign a short-term spending bill over his demand for $5.7 billion for a wall along the southern border.
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