BREAKING: Senate Votes 65-35 to Pass a Stopgap Funding Bill with Support of 15 Republicans – Update: Bill Passes House, Heads to Biden’s Desk For Signature
Chuck Schumer
The Senate on Thursday voted 65-35 to pass a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.
U.S. Senate APPROVES short-term spending bill to fund federal government through December 3rd, 65-35.
Goes now to the U.S. House. pic.twitter.com/pHIam8FXPN
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Government funding is set to expire at 11:59:59 pm et Thursday.
15 Republicans voted with Democrats to avert a shutdown.
The stopgap bill funds the government until December 3 and does not raise the debt ceiling.
The bill includes $29 billion in disaster relief for states hit hard by Hurricane Ida and provides $6 billion to resettle Afghan ‘refugees.’
“This is a good outcome,
