U.S. Senate passes continuing resolution with Klobuchar and Smith opposing
WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday after the U.S. Senate approved a bill to keep the government funded through the end of September. Senators sent the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for approval in a 54-46 vote.
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A continuing resolution to avoid a partial government shutdown passed the Senate 54-46 Friday evening. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer decided to advance the bill backed by President Donald Trump despite strong opposition from members of his own party.
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Senate advances Continuing Resolution to final vote with help of some Democrats
The Republican-led Senate on Friday voted to end debate on its six-month Continuing Resolution, preparing the chamber to vote on passing the legislation later in the day. A total of 10 Senate Democrats and Independents helped advance the resolution in a 62-38 vote, which needed a three-fifths majority to advance.
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Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among other party members to allow vote on Republican bill.
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Late Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the end of the 2025 fiscal year.
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The continuing resolution to fund the government through September next goes to the Senate, where it will need bipartisan support to avoid a shutdown and an interruption of government funding and services.
Senate passes continuing resolution to fund government
The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.
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