House Republicans voice support for $1.1 trillion spending bill

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House Republicans voice support for $1.1 trillion spending bill

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-republicans-voice-support-1-1-trillion-spending-182713734--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G3ICK4LqXwGZd8oXohBbwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-14T201217Z_3_CBREA0D1F9F00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FISCAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Representative Issa (R-CA) talks to reporters as he departs a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Representative Issa (R-CA) talks to reporters as he departs a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives voiced tentative support on Tuesday for a $1.1 trillion spending bill, signaling likely passage and removing one source of potential drama ahead of the 2014 elections. The House on Tuesday approved by voice vote a stop-gap measure to extend current funding for three days past a midnight Wednesday deadline to allow more time for passage of the &quot;omnibus&quot; spending bill. Enactment will eliminate through September 30 the threat of another government shutdown like the 16-day standoff in October that caused the public's opinion of Congress to plumb new depths in polls. The bill adds funding for some Democratic priorities such as a $1 billion increase in the Head Start pre-school education program for the poor, but Republicans scored a partial victory when negotiators denied a funding increase for implementation of &quot;Obamacare&quot; health insurance reforms.</p><br clear="all"/>

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