HOW THEY VOTED ON THE 1.1 TRILLION SPENDING BILL

The House and Senate passed the spending bill today.  The thought of 1.1 Trillion makes Hill Spirit's head hurt.  It is similar to the thought of how many grains of sand are on Alabama's beaches. You can only see 10,000 stars if you consider all the stars visible in all directions around the Earth. All those stars and that number is barely a drop in the spending bucket. Not

much we can do about what goes on at the federal level but we can lessen the impact by getting out of debt and taking responsibility for our families by being prepared.

This is how our Senators and Representative voted:
Senator Sessions - NO
*He has a lot to say about the vote so you will have to check out his facebook page 

Senator Shelby    - NO
*"Today I voted NO on the omnibus – a blank check for President Obama to push his liberal agenda. Stand with me in the fight against funding for Syrian refugees, Planned Parenthood, and sanctuary cities."

Mo Brooks            - NO
*“This omnibus spending bill is a missed opportunity. Rather than shoring up America’s finances and halting out-of-control immigration policies that damage American workers, Congress handed the gavel to President Obama and funds his dangerously misguided policies for another year. Rather than instituting a deliberate, long-term budgeting process that provides certainty for job creators and minimizes America’s risk of a debilitating insolvency and bankruptcy, this omnibus bill makes matters decidedly worse.”

Presidential Candidates in the Senate
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) missed Friday’s Senate vote approving a massive $1.8 trillion end-of-the-year spending bill and tax package — a day after he suggested that he would try to slow the legislation down.  The Florida Republican, who is running for president, was the only 2016 contender to miss the vote, which is the Senate’s final vote of the year. 

Senators:
Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), three other presidential candidates, all voted against the the legislation.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a fourth GOP presidential candidate from the Senate, backed the bill.