Senate Passes $460 Billion Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
• Senate advances $460B spending package to avert government shutdown • Package funds various federal departments through September 30 to avoid partial shutdown • Faced opposition from some Senate conservatives over earmarks and lack of policy riders • Includes wins for both parties, like funding for WIC and preventing VA from restricting some veterans' gun rights • Schumer pressed Congress to avoid shutdown that would "hurt so many people in so many different ways"