Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.
Senate advances bill to avert government shutdown
Ten Senate Democrats provided the necessary votes to allow the House-approved government funding bill to advance on Friday afternoon, setting the government funding bill on a glide path to final passage before a deadline at the end of the day Friday.
Senate votes to advance GOP funding bill, allowing for vote to avoid shutdown
Senate Republicans and some Democrats voted to advance a stopgap funding bill which clears the path for a final vote to avert a government shutdown. The 62-38 vote included 10 Democrats joining all but one Republican in voting in favor.
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The bill will need 60 votes to invoke cloture to advance to a full vote, meaning eight Democrats must join Republicans in approving the stopgap funding bill.
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he'll vote to let the GOP-drafted stopgap funding measure pass, likely averting a shutdown.
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Ten Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill, paving the way for it to pass ahead of the midnight deadline despite concerns from scores of their colleagues.
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The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
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