Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, rejects defunding Obamacare By Washington Examiner September 27, 2013 1:49 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, rejects defunding Obamacare. TagsNationNews Related Content News Second round of February Social Security payments goes out in four days News March Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 13 days Energy and Environment Fixing Venezuela oil sector puts Energy Secretary Chris Wright in key diplomatic role Foreign Policy South and Latin American countries bend to Trump in moves to curb support for Cuba Op-Eds Hospitals are a prime suspect in the affordability crisis