Breaking News: House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown

House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown Los Angeles Times | December 11, 2014 | 6:43 PM In a dramatic, down-to-the-wire vote, the GOP-led House narrowly approved a $1.1-trillion spending bill Thursday just hours before the government’s spending authority was due to expire. The measure — aided by a last-minute push from President Obama — passed 219-206 despite liberal Democrats’ objections to provisions that increase campaign contribution limits to political parties and relax 2010 banking regulations designed to protect taxpayers from risky derivatives. The massive bill — which funds most of the government until September — next goes to the Senate, which is expected to consider the measure this weekend.