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U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election
The 90-6 vote funds agencies at current levels and includes bipartisan concessions on hemp rules, grants and Border Patrol money.
- On Saturday, the Senate approved a short-term funding measure by a 90-6 vote to fund federal agencies through Dec. 11, averting a potentially chaotic government shutdown during campaign season.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune prioritized the deal nearly two months before the Sept. 30 fiscal deadline to allow senators a five-week recess for reelection campaigns, still recovering from two historic shutdowns this past year.
- Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Democrats negotiated provisions blocking new grant regulations opposed by nearly 500,000 public commenters, while also preventing Border Patrol transfers and rejecting the White House's $1 billion battleship request.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer attacked the battleship proposal, saying "The only person who wants these golden ships is Donald Trump so he can slap his name on them," while the White House Office of Management and Budget defended its grant review as improving accountability.
- The bill retains a one-month delay on intoxicating hemp products despite Senator Ted Budd's unsuccessful effort to strip it, citing a nearly 10-fold increase in cannabis emergency room visits by minors since 2017; the House must approve when members return from recess.
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The bill extends funding until December 11, but faces a new political pulse in the House
·Los Angeles, United States
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Senate Kicks the Can Again With Funding Bill That Handcuffs Trump on the Border
Another Saturday, another stopgap bill. The Senate voted 90-6 in the early hours of August 8 to keep the federal government funded through December 11, then bolted for August recess. No real cuts. No permanent fixes. Just another short-term patch so lawmakers can campaign without a shutdown hanging over their heads. Senate Majority Leader John...
U.S. Senate Passes Short-Term Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown Before Election
The Senate measure would also temporarily block the White House budget office from implementing a new rule giving political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in grant money.
·Hyderabad, India
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