House Approves $1.1T Funding Bill with Discriminatory Visa Waiver Legislation
/The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Omnibus spending bill, a $1.1 trillion dollar spending package to fund the government, that includes the problematic, discriminatory visa waiver legislation that the American Iranian Council has been advocating against in recent weeks. In the lower chamber, the vote was 316 in favor and 113 against. We are now monitoring the deliberations in the Senate, which is expected to vote on it later today. President Obama has also indicated that he will sign into law the omnibus, despite the discriminatory consequences of the visa waiver legislation
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