The Senate late Friday managed to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through April, with less than an hour to spare before federal funding expired.
The bill was approved over the objections of several Democrats who were pushing for extended coal miner health benefits, although many Democrats made it clear they weren’t about to stand in the way of keeping the government open. It passed 63-36.
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