WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) -- House Republicans Monday put forth a bill they said would soften some of the sequester cuts and avoid a government shutdown later this month.
The omnibus government spending bill runs through the end of September and doesn't directly repeal any of the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts ordered last week. It does, however, move cash into several budget lines in the Pentagon and adds $2 billion to the State Department budget for embassy security, Politico said.