Senate quickly and quietly passes bill to avoid Saturday shutdown

By Susan Ferrechio

Published December 20, 2018 3:14am ET

Senate quickly and quietly passes bill to avoid Saturday shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate late Wednesday quickly approved a two-month spending bill and sent it to the House, just two days before funding is set to expire for several federal agencies.

Senators passed the bill with little debate and by voice vote. The bill funds the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies through Feb. 8.

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