The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $1.3 trillion measure that would fund the government for the next six months, clearing the bill for President Trump’s signature ahead of a Friday midnight deadline and avoiding a partial government shutdown.
The 65-32 vote came after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., lifted his threat to delay the bill. Paul complained he did not have time to read the 2,232-page legislation, which he said would raise the deficit to $1 trillion this year.
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