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Senate passes funding bill to stave off government shutdown

By Samantha-Jo Roth
Published January 18, 2024 2:40pm ET
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Senate passes funding bill to stave off government shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, standing next to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., left, talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Senate voted to extend government funding into March on Thursday as lawmakers prepared to leave town in anticipation of another D.C. snowstorm.

The continuing resolution, which passed 77-18, is the third short-term extension the Senate has approved since September.

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