House GOP drops clean spending bill with Trump’s blessing days before government shutdown

Published March 8, 2025 12:16pm ET



House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited, full-year spending deal on Saturday just days before government funding is set to expire on Friday, with the support of President Donald Trump and, surprisingly, hard-line conservatives.

The 99-page continuing resolution provides for $892.5 billion in defense spending and around $708 billion in non-defense spending, both of which sit below the caps in fiscal year 2025. Defense spending is moderately increasing from 2024 levels by around $8 billion, while non-defense spending is decreasing by around $13 billion, per the text.

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