Senate passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

By Anthony Leonardi

Published September 30, 2020 11:47pm ET

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Senate passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk through Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate passed a spending bill that temporarily averts a government shutdown.

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 84-10 in bipartisan fashion to approve a continuing resolution that funds the government until Dec. 11, which the House of Representatives passed last week. President Trump is expected to sign the bill Wednesday night before current funding levels are due to expire.

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