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House Reaches Deal on Spending Bill, Corporate Tax Breaks

HeadlineDec 16, 2015

House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced a deal on a $1.1 trillion spending bill and a package of massive tax breaks Democrats say will unfairly benefit corporations. The deal would lift the 40-year ban on crude oil exports from the United States, extend tax breaks for wind and solar energy and delay portions of Obama’s signature healthcare law. Privacy advocates have objected to the inclusion of a controversial cybersecurity measure they say will quietly expand mass surveillance by allowing corporations to share sensitive user data with law enforcement agencies. The House is expected to hold separate votes on the tax and spending portions of the deal by the end of the week.

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