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The U.S. Flag lies in front of the U.S. Capitol dome prior to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
The Senate voted 71-23 to approve the bill, which is one of two massive fiscal 2020 spending measures it hopes to pass. The measure now goes to President Donald Trump for signing into law. A separate national security bill, which includes $738 billion in military funding, also was slated to be debated and passed in the Senate later in the day.
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