$70 million for salmon, $3 million for bee-friendly highways and $3.6 million for the Michelle Obama trail: Some of the odd riders attached to the $1.7T omnibus bill

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By MORGAN PHILLIPS, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 17:40 EST, 21 December 2022 | UPDATED: 18:17 EST, 21 December 2022

Congress is trying to cram through a mammoth $1.7 trillion government funding bill ahead of a nor’easter that could otherwise leave lawmakers snowed-in in Washington, D.C. over Christmas.

The 4,500 page bill is full of classic priorities: $858 billion for defense, $45 billion for Ukraine, $38 billion for emergency disasters and billions more for other social programs – but also includes some odd riders.

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