Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday's deadline. 7 months ago 7 months ago Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown The Senate passed a short-term funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown Thursday ...
“American families can rest assured now that their lives won’t be needlessly upended due to an unnecessary government shutdown,” Schumer said. The Senate will first vote midday Wednesday on a budget resolution sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would cut 6 cents for every dollar ...
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Air travel: The nation’s air-travel system is expected to operate relatively normally during a shutdown. Air traffic controllers and TSA screeners are deemed essential workers — however, those people won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, and TSA lines could ...
shutdowns were delayed into January and December, respectively. This shows that, even if a CR is passed, there is no guarantee that a shutdown will ultimately be averted. Moreover, the chances of the House agreeing to whatever conditions the Senate lays out in its short-term stopgap are ...
3:40 House votes to pass short-term funding bill to avert partial government shutdown The bill only keeps the government open for another week and sets up another showdown down the road.The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdo...
Washington —Top congressional leaders from both parties emerged from a meeting with President Biden at the White House on Tuesday expressing optimism about avoiding agovernment shutdownahead of a Saturday deadline to approve more funding. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mit...
The US Senate has rejected two bills to end the government shutdown, leaving no end in sight to the record-breaking closure of federal agencies. The Republican legislation failed by 50-47 and the Democratic bill followed suit by 52-44. Both measures were long shots, needing 60 votes to pas...
The U.S. Senate reached agreement on a deal that would end the government shutdown that began at midnight on Friday, allowing thousands of furloughed federal workers to return to work and others to expect their next paychecks to arrive on time. The Senate voted 81-18 to temporarily end a...
President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with Republicans over the federal budget into 2024.