Last night, the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule survived what many viewed as a significant threat when the U.S. House of Representatives released next year's omnibus spending bill.

No defund rider, no alternative legislation, no required new comment period

Missing from the more than 1,000 page bill document was a rider that would defund Labor's ability to implement a new rule.

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