“You can be sure that tucked in a 2,700-page spending bill (that members will not have time to read before they vote for it) will be some little-noticed policies,” Politico reports.
Here’s some of what made it in: Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a new health agency and a big pay boost for congressional staff.


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