House passes EPA-Interior spending bill

Published July 14, 2016 2:23pm ET



The House on Thursday approved a $32.1 billion funding bill for the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency that takes aim at the heart of President Obama’s environmental agenda.

In its final vote before a seven-week summer break, the House approved the appropriations bill 231-196. Four Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while 15 Republicans voted against. It’s the first time the lower chamber passed the spending bill for the agencies since 2009.

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