The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion package Thursday night that funds the federal government through September and delivers $14 billion to help Ukraine, clearing the bill for President Joe Biden's signature.
The package will finally cement the fresh budgets Democrats have sought since former President Donald Trump left office and end the string of spending patches that has kept federal agencies running on static funding levels since the new fiscal year kicked off in October.
Leaders in both parties have declared the legislation a win. Democrats boast of the almost 7 percent increase they secured for non-defense agencies, increasing that funding to $730 billion. Top Republicans tout the $782 billion they locked in for national defense, a 6 percent hike from current spending.
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