Nearly united House backs new water projects bill

Published October 24, 2013 3:51pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of intense partisan fights, the House is showing it can come together on major legislation after all.

Voting on its first big bill since the end of a 16-day partial government shutdown, House Republicans and Democrats acted in near unison, voting 417-3 to pass an $8.2 billion bill that sketches out plans for dams, harbors, river navigation and other water projects for the coming decade.

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