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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin Freking

FOUND: Lawmakers unveil bill to avoid gov t shutdown boost ukraine - What They Never Told You

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Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billon to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

The bill includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding.

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