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Democrats push to suspend rules of Senate to advance spending ‘minibus’

By Emily Jacobs, Samantha-Jo Roth
Published September 18, 2023 11:00pm ET
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Democrats push to suspend rules of Senate to advance spending ‘minibus’
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks during a media availability on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.


Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, moved to suspend Senate rules on Monday to overcome Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) objection to combining the three appropriations bills last week.

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