More money for border security, the FBI and fighting Russian election hacking was expected to be included in a $1.3 trillion U.S. government spending bill taking shape in Congress on Wednesday, along with a fix to a “grain glitch” in last year’s sweeping tax law overhaul.
Congressional leaders laboring to complete the bill face a midnight Friday deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
The measure also will include $10 billion in infrastructure spending for highways, airports, and railroads, along with an increase of $2.8 billion to fund opioid addiction treatment, prevention and research, a congressional source said.
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