Aides say Trump will sign the bill.
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Washington.
Two of President Donald Trump's top deputies are delivering a combative defense of the budget deal forged to keep the government funded through September.
Conservative groups such as the Club for Growth and Heritage Action started to increase pressure on moderate Republicans who were resisting the bill, such as Representative Billy Long of Missouri.
It also includes provisions favored by Democrats, such as continued funding for health care subsidies under Obamacare as well as money for Planned Parenthood, and for Puerto Rico which is going through a budget crisis.
"They're walking around trying to make it seem like they pulled a fast one over on the president, and I just won't stand for it", said Mulvaney.
Republicans hold 52 of the Senate's 100 seats.
The one thing most aren't doing is committing themselves to supporting a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare that's a top priority for the Trump administration but is particularly unpopular in California The reluctance of California Republicans who fear losing re-election over the bill is a serious problem for national GOP leaders - who are desperate for a win and can only afford to lose 23 votes from among their 238 members in the U.S. House. Leaving Washington whipsawed, Trump hours later praised the spending bill as a major accomplishment.
"I don't think there's any Democrat who wanted a shutdown", Coons said on CNN, according to the Washington Examiner.
Republicans including Tennessee Senator Bob Corker and Arizona Senator John McCain appeared to be exasperated with Trump's tweets. "I don't think that's responsible leadership".
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Votes on the United States dollars $1.1tn budget deal which would fund the government through September are expected this week.
"This bill is far from flawless, but it's better than how we are spending our money today, better than how we were spending our money a year ago", Republican Senator Roy Blunt said on the Senate floor. He said the spending package was an "important first step in the right direction" that included a "big down payment" on border security and the military.
"After years of partisan bickering and gridlock, this bill is a clear win for the American people", Trump said, citing the Pentagon and border money. He cited Senate rules that empower minority Democrats and tweeted that the US government "needs a good shutdown" this fall to fix a "mess" in the Senate.
The White House won $15 billion in emergency funding to jumpstart Trump's promise to rebuild the military and an extra $1.5 billion for border security - each short of Trump demands - leading the president on Tuesday to boast, "this is what winning looks like".
The bill prevents a government shutdown until at least September but does not include many other wins for the party that controls the White House and both chambers of Congress.
But the White House then rallied to make the case to the public - and perhaps to a president who famously hates losing - that he actually had prevailed in the negotiations. "President Trump may not like what he sees in this budget deal, but it's risky and irresponsible to respond by calling for a shutdown". Currently, they must charge sick and health customers the same premiums.
Most House Freedom Caucus Republicans have gotten on board with the new proposal, but Democrats are vowing to oppose any attempt to unravel Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul. As they left a morning news conference, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was asked about the current vote tally.
The votes signal that in the months ahead, it won't be easy to unify the GOP behind such bipartisan fiscal deals.
House Republican leaders worked on Tuesday to win votes for their latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act after an influential Republican voice on health care came out against the measure.
"We didn't go dollar-for-dollar", Mulvaney said.
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