How Each Senator Voted to Fund the Government Through September
The Senate voted to advance a bill to fund the federal government through September and avoid a shutdown on Saturday.
Senate Dems join with Republicans to advance government funding bill as shutdown looms
A handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to advance a stopgap government funding bill – hours before a partial shutdown of federal agencies was set to take effect Friday at midnight. The House-passed GOP plan to keep the government funded through September cleared the Senate’s filibuster in a 62-38 vote,
Senate passes Trump-backed bill to fund the government
The Senate has until midnight Friday to pass a bill to keep the government open. Meantime, President Donald Trump will deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech on Friday at the Justice Department.
Senate advances GOP funding bill, clearing the way for a final vote to avert a government shutdown
Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.
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.
How senators voted on a bill to avert a government shutdown
The Senate voted to advance a measure Friday to extend federal funding levels through September and avert a government shutdown set to begin just after midnight. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday that he planned to support the Republicans’ funding bill;
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Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.
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