The continuing resolution funds the government through Nov. 21, setting up another potential showdown over spending just a week before Thanksgiving.
The Senate has the votes a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.
The measure keeps the government running through Nov. 21, setting up another showdown over spending just a week before Thanksgiving.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell The Senate had enough votes Thursday to pass a temporary funding bill and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. As the House already approved the measure, the Senate's passage sends it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The so-called continuing resolution funds the government through Nov. 21, setting up another potential showdown over spending just a week before Thanksgiving. Lawmakers will need to come to an agreement over department spending levels amid yet another dispute over border security and military funding.
Congress already passed legislation to suspend the federal debt ceiling and set government spending levels for two years. Lawmakers have to separately pass bills allocating money to specific agencies, a process that has tripped them up.
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