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The House passed two fiscal year 2020 appropriations minibus bills Dec. 17, teeing up a vote in the Senate by the end of the week that would avert a government shutdown. The national security appropriations minibus, H.R. 1158, includes over $860 billion and includes funding bills for defense, commerce-justice science, homeland security and financial services and general government. The House passed it Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 280-138, with 12 members not voting. Sixty-two Republicans voted against the bill,…
