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WASHINGTON — The GOP- controlled House on Thursday passed a $42.3 billion budget for the government’s homeland security efforts.
The measure passed 231-188 after lawmakers eased cuts to popular grant programs for local fire departments and after GOP conservatives tried but failed in several attempts to add millions of dollars to a variety of border security initiatives.
It’s the first of the 12 annual spending bills funding the day- to-day operations of federal agencies for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. It’s also the first concrete step to implement the budget blueprint approved by House Republicans in April.
