Bipartisan bill to ease automatic budget cuts clears Senate filibuster hurdle. By Washington Examiner December 17, 2013 3:28 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan bill to ease automatic budget cuts clears Senate filibuster hurdle. TagsNation Related Content Energy and Environment California sues Trump over $1.2 billion cut to clean hydrogen energy hub Infrastructure Moore tells Trump ‘do your job’ as president and governor trade blame over Potomac spill Defense US to withdraw all remaining troops from Syria Defense US ready to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump undecided Congressional Travel industry warns of rising airport strain amid partial shutdown