Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill one day before government shutdown deadline

The Senate passed a $1.7 trillion annual spending bill Thursday, just one day before the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins anchors Lana Zak and Dana Jacobson to discuss the bill's passage and why it came later than expected.

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[Rob-eoql]

$45 billion for Ukraine.
Americans living on the street.

[johnburkes]

And now the dollar is worth even less than it was before

[Kaisermb]

Unbelievable payday for Ukraine while Americans go down the tubes. How’s your holidays people? Pretty pricey out there isn’t it?

[eja]

Relax everyone. Rest assured, officials are working tirelessly through the holidays to print more money for us struggling Americans.

[mirkorokovich]

Billions for defense but nothing to border protection

[thomascook]

I think we can say that we are beyond sick with the actions of these down right Thieves. Speechless

[quintessentialnobody]

The government spends money and what do the American citizens get? Higher prices, and to watch the oligarchs get even richer.

[mrpickles]

That's approximately $5k for every man, woman and child in this country. Boy that sure could of helped us American citizens. FJB

[elijahgouwer]

45billions dollars for Ukraine after billions billions of dollars already wasted 🤣Biden is blind

[bratzatak]

Half the money to the military? 45 billion to the Ukraine for a war that isn’t ours. All the while people are freezing to death on the streets, homelessness running rampant EVERYWHERE and the student debt relief has been up in the air for months. Maybe we have to move to the Ukraine to get some damn help 🙃

[Learn-o-tron]

The pentagon can’t account for 60% of their budget, yet they want to go after people making more than $600 on income outside of a regular job, hiring 75, 000 more IRS workers to do so. That’s what was in “the inflation reduction act”
Yeah it’s not blue vs red- they are the same and have contempt for average person.

[PC-tcje]

I thought for only 3 billion, world hunger would end?

[suebiese]

I'm praying the House doesn't pass this bill, we've given enough money away to foreign countries !

[SomeOne-onyf]

So the misplaced trillion, now pass a bill to send more? How are people okay with this? 🤯

[KuanTii]

If I performed like this at work they would fire me

[Islandgirl]

Another 45 billion for other countries. What about our homeless prob? What about veterans and mentally impaired? What about our border?
In short… What about us? The USA needs help.
Reminds me of being the preacher’s kid, time to take care of everybody except their own family.

[mrpickles]

$400 million for border security for the country of Georgia? You gotta be kidding me..

[WHITECOROLLAS]

Giving away our money while trying to start WW3😢

[gonefishn]

They will pass any bill that is funded by the American taxpayers with no questions asked. Now pass a bill that will increase oil production and secure the southern border!

[mjm-fjml]

These politicians need replaced ASAP !