Congress passes $1.1T spending bill

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US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, holds a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB

The US Congress overwhelmingly passed the $1.15 trillion omnibus spending measure that contained $572.7 billion for defense in a succession of votes in the House and Senate on Friday.

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Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.