Senate Passes Last-Minute Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown This Week
The Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday evening to extend the federal government’s funding through March 11, narrowly averting a government shutdown set to begin Friday and giving legislators another three weeks to work out a full-year budget.The continuing resolution to keep the government open passed the Senate 65-27, and will go next to President Joe Biden’s desk.
The bill also passed the House of Representatives 272-162 last week, with 221 Democrats and 51 Republicans voting for approval, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pass the resolution “quickly” in the Senate to prevent a “pointless and costly” government shutdown. Beforehand, the Senate voted on two ultimately unsuccessful amendments by Sens. Mike Lee and Ted Cruz that sought to withhold federal funding for enforcement of certain vaccine mandates.
An amendment by Sen. Mike Braun requiring the federal government to balance its budget in 10 years was also rejected with 47 votes to approve and 45 votes against, falling short of the minimum 60 votes to approve it.Congress failed to pass a budget for the current fiscal year, forcing lawmakers to pass a series ofto avoid a government shutdown.
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