Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Fund Government, Prevent Shutdown
• Senate passes $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund federal government and prevent shutdown • Bill raises military pay, cuts funding for Palestinian refugees, and bolsters border security • House passed bill earlier, but just barely, testing Speaker Johnson's control of the chamber • Some Republican senators demanded amendment votes, delaying passage until just before deadline • Bill represents end of months-long process to fund government for 2023 fiscal year after extensions