WASHINGTON – Northwest Republicans on Wednesday helped the House of Representatives approve $95 billion in new spending on the Iran war, aid for farmers and grants to encourage states to adopt voting restrictions, despite the GOP lawmakers expressing concerns about the measure adding to the national debt.
The budget resolution passed by a largely party-line vote of 216-214, with all Democrats and two Republicans opposed. It officially kicked off a process known as budget reconciliation, which lets tax- and spending-related measures pass with only the majority party’s votes, but its fate in the Senate is in doubt as some GOP senators hesitate to borrow billions of dollars to fund an unpopular war before November’s…