Senate Approves Spending Bill In 85-11 Vote

The Associated Press reports:

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

The House approved Johnson’s new bill overwhelmingly, 366-34. The Senate worked into the night to pass it, 85-11, just after the deadline. At midnight, the White House said it had ceased shutdown preparations.

The final product was the third attempt from Johnson, the beleaguered House speaker, to achieve one of the basic requirements of the federal government — keeping it open. And it raised stark questions about whether Johnson will be able to keep his job.

Read the full article. All the “No” votes were from Republicans.

U.S. Senate PASSES government funding bill, 85-11.

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