The Senate on Thursday approved a one-week funding measure intended to give lawmakers more time to pass legislation to fund the federal government through fiscal 2023, averting a government shutdown.
The measure, known as a continuing resolution, was needed to avoid a partial government shutdown that would have otherwise begun on Saturday. The measure passed 71 to 19.
“If all goes well, we should be able to finish an omnibus appropriations package by Dec. 23,” Sen. Richard Shelby , one of the four negotiators, said earlier this week.HOUSE PASSES SHORT-TERM EXTENSION ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING
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