The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
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WASHINGTON - House and Senate leaders on Thursday announced they had reached a deal on a bill to fund the government into mid-February, opening the door for lawmakers to narrowly
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rushed through the passage of a short-term funding bill Thursday to keep the government open until mid-February, but the vote likely came too late to prevent a brief shutdown at the end of the week.
On Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan bill by a vote of 69-28 to fund the federal government through Feb. 18, avoiding a shutdown despite contentious debate over federal vaccine mandates.
The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN Congress averted a government shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to pass a stopgap bill to extend funding through mid-February after party leaders brokered a deal to overcome GOP brinkmanship over vaccine mandates.
Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Powered by Andrew Trunsky, DCNF The Senate late Thursday cleared a stopgap bill to fund the government through mid-February, after an 11th-hour […]
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday that would avoid a short-term shutdown and fund the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccination mandates. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
The Senate on Thursday night passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown after a dayslong fight over President Biden’s vaccine mandate threw the legislation into limbo.
Some Republican lawmakers had threatened to hold up a short-term resolution to keep the government open unless the Senate also considered defunding federal vaccine mandates.
Senate lawmakers voted Thursday night to approve a bill that funds the government through Feb. 18, avoiding a government shutdown with roughly 24 hours to spare.
The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill to fund the government through mid-February, averting the risk of a shutdown after overcoming a bid by some Republicans to delay the vo…
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids
The bill will now go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It means the government can avoid a shutdown, with funding secured to keep federal agencies running until mid-February.
