Senate passes two-year budget bill in a 67-28 vote

The Senate on Thursday passed the two-year budget deal that raises the debt ceiling and raises spending caps, sending it to President Trump's desk for approval.

The bill, which increases spending by $320 billion, was approved in a 67-28 vote on Thursday, Politico reports. It previously passed in the House of Representatives in a 284-149 vote despite some pushback from Republicans. The deal was negotiated between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Thursday's vote came after President Trump earlier on Thursday had reiterated his support for the deal that suspends the debt ceiling until 2021, in a tweet calling it "phenomenal" and writing that "there is always plenty of time to CUT" but that the bill "gets us past the election." After the bill earned the support of only 65 House Republicans last week, 23 Senate Republicans voted against it on Thursday, per Vox. Five Democrats also voted against the bill.

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