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.
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Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key votes that passed the bill: The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote.
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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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.
Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
After a 54-46 vote, the measure now heads to Trump to sign into law hours before government funding was set to lapse.
Senate passes Trump-backed bill to fund the government
Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans this afternoon to advance the government funding bill in a key procedural step, as Congress faces a midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Follow for live news updates.
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