Posted 1/17/2024, 2:15:00 AM
Senate Votes to Advance Short-Term Spending Bill, Aiming to Avert Government Shutdown
- Senate voted 68-13 to advance short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown
- Bill would extend funding to March 1 and March 8 to give Congress time to pass longer-term funding
- Schumer hopes Senate will pass bill by Thursday with bipartisan support
- House Speaker Mike Johnson will likely need Democrat support to pass bill due to GOP opposition
- Johnson previously opposed short-term funding bills but now says one is needed to allow more time to pass full-year funding