Article snippet: The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan $1.3 trillion omnibus as soon as Thursday, less than 24 hours after GOP leaders unveiled the massive spending package needed to avert a government shutdown this week. The legislative text of the bill, totaling 2,232 pages, was released Wednesday evening after lawmakers and the White House debated throughout the day over what the final bill would look like. Conservatives complained bitterly about the rushed schedule and lack of transparency, lamenting that GOP leadership gave rank-and-file members little time to read and study what’s in the bill. “This process looks really bad; it looks swampy,” said Dan Holler, a spokesman for the outside conservative group Heritage Action. Throughout the day MORE was upset with the amount of border wall funding — well below his initial request of $25 billion — and that he might veto the package as a result, forcing the third shutdown in as many months. But after an impromptu White House visit by Speaker Wednesday afternoon, the White House quickly blasted out a statement saying Trump endorsed the omnibus and pledged to sign it into law. The apparent confusion surrounding the president’s position on certain provisions has dogged the omnibus talks for days, confounding the Republican negotiators trying to glean his wishes and frustrating the effort of GOP leaders to demonstrate they can govern effectively. The bipartisan deal — agreed to by Trump and the “Big Four” congressional leaders... Link to the full article to read more