Senate approves funding bill to avoid shutdown before election
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WASHINGTON — In an overnight vote Saturday, the U.S. Senate approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House before leaving for a five-week recess.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections.
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would extend government funding to December 11 in a bid to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The chamber moved to tackle the funding deadline over a month in advance of the September 30 deadline.
After a nearly 20-hour session, senators passed a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, yet President Trump’s proof-of-citizenship voting bill was left behind.
Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levels The US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the House of Representatives.
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11, moving Washington closer to avoiding another shutdown before the November midterms. Why it matters: The bipartisan 90-6 vote would push the next government funding deadline past Election D…
(The Center Square) – After days of drawn-out negotiations, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a short-term government funding stopgap early Saturday morning.
The Senate approved a bipartisan resolution to extend government funding into the winter, notching a major win for party leaders before they leave town for a five-week recess. Senators voted 90-6 in a late-night vote to delay the federal funding deadline from Oct. 1 to Dec.
The House and Senate have each passed separate versions of a continuing resolution, and must agree on a single bill before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure early Saturday to fund the government through Dec. 11 and temporarily block the White House from giving political appointees more control over federal grants.
WASHINGTON -- 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.
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed a temporary measure to fund federal agencies through Dec. 11 on Saturday, a move intended to avert a crippling federal government shutdown weeks before the November midterm elections. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives…
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure early Saturday to fund the government through Dec. 11 and temporarily block the White House from giving political appointees more control over federal grants.
WASHINGTON — In an overnight vote Saturday, the U.S. Senate approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
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