US Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The U.S. Senate approved a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government operating until December 11, thereby averting a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. The bill also included sanctions against Russia.
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US Senate Passes Spending Bill That Ignores Trump’s Priorities
The US Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a damaging government shutdown weeks before the November midterms, sidestepping President Donald Trump’s calls to also enact emergency funds for the Iran war and elements of a controversial voter identification proposal.
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The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
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Read full article →U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election
Read full article →US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown ahead of midterms
In a decisive move, the US Senate has passed a temporary spending bill aimed at funding government operations until December eleventh. This crucial legislation is designed to avert a government shutdown just before the midterm elections. Key components of the bill address border patrol funding as requested by Democrats and extend the deadline for enforcing a federal prohibition on certain hemp products by a month.
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Read full article →Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The late-summer action on a funding fix is unusual. Normally, Congress waits until the final days or hours of a funding deadline to pass short-term patches, but this time senators acted nearly two months before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The 90-6 vote showed lawmakers are still sm
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