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The Senate steps closer to passing major spending deal ahead of its deadline
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that the Senate will proceed to final passage on a $1.7 trillion government funding bill on Thursday morning.
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Senate Hits Snag in Bid to Pass $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
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The Senate steps closer to passing major spending deal ahead of its deadline
Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine slowed considerably Wednesday as lawmakers struggled to reach an agreement on amendments needed to get to a final vote and avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that the Senate will proceed to final passage on a $1.7 trillion government funding bill on Thursday morning.
Lawmakers are rushing to complete passage of a spending bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.
Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine slowed considerably Wednesday as lawmakers struggled to reach an agreement on amendments needed to get to a final vote and avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday.
After a delay related to immigration policy, the Senate passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill and sent it to the House just one day before a partial government shutdown.
(CNN) -- The Senate voted Thursday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill that will fund critical government operations across federal agencies and provide emergency aid for Ukraine and natural disaster relief.
The breakthrough came as Congress worked to meet a midnight Friday deadline for the bill that would fund government programs through Sept. 30, 2023. Existing money expires at the end of the week.
With over 4,000 pages worth of legislation, it’s not the type of thing that can be summarized easily. With that said, we’ve pulled out some of the key areas from the bill.
The massive bill includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.
The bill now goes to the House before it can head to Biden's desk for his signature. The legislation must be enacted by Saturday to avoid a government shutdown.
The massive bill includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.
The Senate passed a $1.7 trillion bipartisan government funding package Thursday, sending the measure to the House for final approval ahead of a midnight Friday shutdown deadline.
Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine has slowed considerably as lawmakers struggle to reach an agreement on amendments to the bill.
Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine slowed considerably Wednesday as lawmakers struggled to reach an agreement on amendments needed to get to a final vote and avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday.
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