Senate backs stop-gap bill to avert government shutdown

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill to fund the federal government through Jan. 19 and avert agency shutdowns as a Friday midnight deadline neared.

By a vote of 66-32, the Senate approved the money to keep most agencies funded at current levels, giving Republicans and Democrats in Congress more time to negotiate a bigger fiscal 2018 spending bill that would run through next Sept. 30.  

The bill now goes to President Donald Trump for signing into law.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/senate-backs-stop-gap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-idUSKBN1EF1MZ

One thought on “Senate backs stop-gap bill to avert government shutdown

  1. The Gov’t will be shutdown anyway U look at it. It is the Holidays try getting something done for the next 10 days any way. So it was ALL a dog and Pony show as always.

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