The Senate passed a spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a calamitous domino effect on the American public and economy.
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The 71-page short-term bill, crafted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., allocates disaster relief funds, but does not include new financial assistance for Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia. House Democratic leaders vowed to pursue more aid for Ukraine as they celebrated the passage of the short-term funding bill.
"When the House returns, we expect Speaker McCarthy to advance a bill to the House Floor for an up-or-down vote that supports Ukraine, consistent with his commitment to making sure that Vladimir Putin, Russia and authoritarianism are defeated."Final vote on stopgap spending bill begins in the Senate Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and South Dakota's John Thune told NBC News that Bennet's objection stems from the lack of funding for Ukraine in the House-passed stopgap bill.Bennet's office did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.The Senate could hold its final vote on the House-passed bill to avert a government shutdown "within an hour," Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told reporters as he left a Democratic caucus meeting.
The measure now moves to the Senate, which must pass it before midnight in order to avoid a shutdown. "It impacts the ability of people to get to work, to pay to put gas in their vehicles, to pay for parking. It impacts their ability to pay the individuals that provide care for their children," Pekoske said, adding that travelers should expect longer wait times at airports.Investigation underway into reports of Democrat Rep.
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