Watchdog group finds omnibus overspent caps by $108 billion

The Hill: The $1.3 trillion omnibus package Congress passed last week included $108 billion in spending above the caps that Democrats and Republicans set in their February budget deal, according to an analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a watchdog group.

The February deal allowed the government to exceed previous limits on discretionary spending by $143 billion — $80 billion for defense and $63 billion for non defense categories.

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