Congress sends Obama $1.1 trillion spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A $1.1 trillion spending bill is on its way to President Barack Obama for his signature.<br /> <br /> The Senate voted 56-40 Saturday night for the long-term funding bill, the main item left on Congress' year-end agenda. The measure provides money for nearly the entire government through the Sept. 30 end of the current budget year.<br /> <br /> The sole exception is the Department of Homeland Security, which is funded only until Feb. 27. Republicans intend to try then to force the president to roll back a new immigration policy that removes the threat of deportation from millions of immigrants living in the country illegally.<br /> <br /> The compromise bill had faced opposition from Democratic liberals upset about the repeal of a banking regulation and Republican conservatives unhappy that it failed to challenge Obama's immigration moves.

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