WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown. The upper chamber passed the stopgap funding measure in a vote of 88-9. Earlier that day, the House ...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown. The upper chamber passed the stopgap funding measure in a vote of 88-9. Earlier that day, the House ...
The House passed the bill by a 335-91 margin Saturday afternoon, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced in the morning that he would try to push the short-term funding bill through the House with Democratic help — a move that could keep the government open but...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would extend government funding until March, a few hours after the bill was approved by the Senate, as funding for some federal agencies and pr...
bills on time since 1996, opting almost every year for continuing resolutions that extend funding before ultimately adopting omnibus packages to get the government funding over the finish line. A government shutdown occurs when spending authority expires without an extension or another bill. ...
Trump himself raised the possibility last week that he may not sign the measure unless wall funding is included. “Where is the money for border security and the wall in this ridiculous spending bill?” Trump said Thursday on Twitter. Republicans “must finally get tough” against Democrats he...
Congress Clears Stopgap-Funding Bill.This article reports on the spending package approved by the U.S. Congress which keep the federal government running through March 4, 2011.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionBOLESCOREYVAUGHANMARTIN
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, said that during a private meeting on Tuesday with Biden and other congressional leaders, Johnson expressed a strong desire to unequivocally avoid a government shutdown. In January, Congress approved a stopgap funding bill that would keep the government...
U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpsaid on Saturday that Congress must have a deal to fund the federal government before the summer break in August or lawmakers would have to stay in Washington. In a tweet, Trump also said the funding bill should include money to build a wall on the border with...
Schumer said the longer-term measure, known as an omnibus bill, is "by far the best solution for funding the government." He said the Senate should be prepared to pass the short-term extension by the end of the week. Congress finds itself in a familiar position, facing a midnight Friday...