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Senate passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown

By David Sivak
Published November 16, 2023 4:19am ET
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Senate passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted to punt a fight over government spending into early next year on Wednesday night, easily passing a funding bill the House approved the day before. The 87-11 vote all but guarantees Congress will avoid the holiday time crunch of past spending clashes. Senate Democrats wanted an extension into early December but ultimately […]

The Senate voted to punt a fight over government spending into early next year on Wednesday night, easily passing a funding bill the House approved the day before.

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