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Tuesday 2 May 2017
No shutdown: $1.1 trillion agreement shows Democrats’ clout

ders, and we made that on a bid to punish “sanctu-
clear,” Senate Minority ary cities” and on immigra-
Leader Chuck Schumer, D- tion enforcement.
N.Y., said in an interview. The White House and some
“We knew that if we didn’t top GOP allies declared
push things too far we victory anyway, citing bil-
could get a good deal that lions of dollars more for the
could make us happy and military. Trump won a $15
that’s what happened.” billion down payment on
Trump and the White House his request to strengthen
had made concessions last the military, though that
week when the president also fell short of what he
relented on his demand requested. Vice President
that the measure include a Mike Pence told CBS News
$1.4 billion down payment Monday that the adminis-
for his proposed wall along tration “couldn’t be more
the U.S.-Mexico border. pleased” and called the
Trump repeatedly insisted agreement it a “budget
during the election cam- deal that’s a bipartisan win
paign that Mexico would for the American people.”
pay for the wall, a claim House Speaker Paul Ryan,
Mexican officials have vig- R-Wis., praised the bill as
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. orously rejected. well, saying it “acts on Pres-
Erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown, the White House and top lawmakers en- Congressional Republicans ident Trump’s commitment
dorsed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Monday to carry the nation through September. and Democrats ignored to rebuild our military for
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Trump’s proposal to cut bil- the 21st century and bolster
ANDREW TAYLOR underscoring that Demo- abortion in marathon ses- lions of dollars from domes- our nation’s border security
Associated Press crats retain considerable sions over the weekend. tic programs. to protect our homeland.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eras- clout in Donald Trump’s tur- The bill is slated for a House Democrats boasted of Longstanding conservative
ing the threat of a disrup- bulent presidency. vote on Wednesday, with a money for foreign assis- resistance to big spending
tive government shutdown, Negotiators released the Senate vote ahead of a Fri- tance and cash-strapped bills requires the party to
the White House and top 1,665-page bill after Re- day midnight deadline. Puerto Rico while winning seek Democratic votes to
lawmakers endorsed a $1.1 publicans dropped nu- “We thought we had the funding for favored pro- pass spending bills despite
trillion spending bill Monday merous demands on the upper hand because a grams like transit projects the Republican majorities
to carry the nation through environment, Obama-era government shutdown and grants for first respond- both houses of Congress.
September, an agreement financial regulations and would be on their shoul- ers. They also defied Trump q

Salt stays, grains go: White House eases school meal rules

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Health advocates who
Schools won’t have to cut worked closely with the
more salt from meals just Obama administration on
yet and some will be able nutrition issues criticized
to serve kids fewer whole the two moves, saying that
grains, under changes to the Trump administration is
federal nutrition standards messing with rules that are
announced Monday. popular with the public.
The move by President The menu labeling law
Donald Trump’s Agriculture would have required chain
Department partially rolls restaurants and other es-
back rules championed by tablishments that sell pre-
former first lady Michelle pared foods to post the
Obama as part of her calorie content of food.
healthy eating initiative. The FDA said the delay “al-
Separately, the Food and lows for further consider-
Drug Administration said ation” of ways to reduce
on Monday it would delay costs or make the rules
— for one year — Obama more flexible as supermar-
administration rules that kets and pizza delivery
will require calorie labels companies have lobbied
on menus and prepared against it.
food displays. The rule was Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has lunch with students in the cafeteria at Catoctin Elemen- “The Trump administration
scheduled to go into ef- tary School in Leesburg, Va., Monday, May 1, 2017, after he unveiled a new rule on school lunches is showing in two important
fect later this week. as the Trump administration and other Republicans press for flexibility after eight years of the ways that it puts business
Obama’s emphasis on health eating.
As his first major action in (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) interests before its populist
office, Agriculture Secre- while continuing to allow 1 percent flavored milk in- ting any nutrition — thus rhetoric on the campaign
tary Sonny Perdue said the waivers for regulations that stead of the nonfat now undermining the intent of trail and what mainstream
Agriculture Department all grains on the lunch line required. the program,” said Perdue, Americans want,” said
will delay an upcoming must be 50 percent whole “If kids aren’t eating the who traveled to a school in Margo Wootan, a lobbyist
requirement to lower the grain. food, and it’s ending up in Leesburg, Virginia, to make for the Center for Science
amount of sodium in meals Schools could also serve the trash, they aren’t get- the announcement. in the Public Interest. q