A Senate panel on Thursday advanced a massive spending bill that almost fully funds Obamacare, and doesn’t include many of the proposals Republicans have pushed in the past to restrict funding for the controversial healthcare law.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 29-1 to advance a health and education spending bill that mostly maintains funding for Obamacare and provides a $2 billion boost for the National Institutes of Health over current funding levels.
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