Senate races to avert government shutdown

Dec 15 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories


The Senate is sprinting to clear a one-week funding patch that would avert a government shutdown on Friday at midnight, but timing remains uncertain as any one senator could delay the legislation.

The House on Wednesday night passed the stopgap measure, which extends federal cash until Dec. 23, as leading lawmakers scramble to wrap up a broader $1.7 trillion year-end spending package. The negotiators involved in that deal, however, are keeping the overall spending levels and other...

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