The House of Representatives is set to pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill on Friday over the objections of Republicans who unsuccessfully urged their Senate GOP colleagues to reject the bill.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will push it through along with a short-term funding measure to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise take place after Friday, a move that will allow time to process the giant bill covering the rest of the year. House Republican leadership is actively whipping against the bill.
