Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Govt Shutdown

The Associated Press reports:

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

The vote was 74-24. It came after funding had expired for the agencies at midnight, but the White House sent out a notice shortly after the deadline announcing the Office of Management and Budget had ceased shutdown preparations because there was a high degree of confidence that Congress would pass the legislation and the president would sign it on Saturday.

“Because obligations of federal funds are incurred and tracked on a daily basis, agencies will not shut down and may continue their normal operations,” the White House statement said.

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74–24: Senate passes $1.2T six-bill minibus two hours after a partial government shutdown went into effect.

The funding package now heads to the president. pic.twitter.com/n6ZMkKeNmC

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 23, 2024

They had to get 60 votes to pass the funding bill. 22 back stabbing Republicans voted with the Dems to pass the bill in the Senate last night. @KatieBrittforAL You now have blood on your hands for every victim of illegal immigrant crimes. You’ve lost my support. pic.twitter.com/69FCsnG91X

— BIG RED (@TruthSeekingRed) March 23, 2024