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Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement [Video]

The House approved a greatly slimmed-down spending plan Friday evening, just hours before funding is set to lapse, which would shutter the federal government. The Senate is expected to take up the measure shortly.The latest version of the package comes after President-elect Donald Trump torpedoed a bipartisan agreement struck earlier in the week. A House vote on a Trump-endorsed funding bill failed on Thursday evening.The current proposal would fund the government through March 14, setting up another spending showdown in the early days of the Trump administration. Republicans will control both the Senate and House come January, but the party will have slim margins in both chambers.The package also retains billions of dollars in disaster relief sorely needed by states hit hard earlier this year by two major hurricanes.Here’s what else is in the bill:More disaster aid fundingThe latest spending package would provide about $100 billion to help Americans trying …

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