Senate advances stopgap funding bill minus Manchin language

Stopgap spending bill advances in U.S. Senate after Manchin pulls his energy plan - Wisconsin Examiner

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,, with fountains in the foreground. (Lynne Terry | Oregon Capital Chronicle) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate advanced a catchall spending package Tuesday that would provide billions to aid Ukraine’s war effort, help communities throughout the country recover from natural disasters and keep the federal government funded through mid-December. Democrats and Republicans voted 72-23 to move the measure toward a final…

Senate advances government funding bill, Manchin loses

There won’t be a government shutdown this weekend, because Sen. Joe Manchin decided to take his ball and go home, after weeks of petulant pity-parties in which he complained that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were opposing his bill just because they don’t like him.The most controversial part of the “Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023,” the funding bill that’s going to keep the government running …

U.S. Senate heads toward passage of stopgap government funding bill

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday edged toward passage of a temporary government funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown, with leaders of both parties signaling support for the measure and lawmakers eager to return to the campaign trail.

Stopgap spending bill advances in U.S. Senate after Manchin pulls his energy plan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate advanced a catchall spending package Tuesday that would provide billions to aid Ukraine’s war effort, help communities throughout the country recover from natural disasters and

Stopgap spending bill advances in U.S. Senate after Manchin pulls his energy plan

The U.S. Senate advanced a catch-all spending package Tuesday that would provide billions to aid Ukraine’s war effort, help communities throughout the country recover from natural disasters and keep the federal government funded through mid-December. Democrats and Republicans voted 72-23 to move the measure toward a final vote later this week—a success that was only possible after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer removed from the measure an …

Senate takes key vote to advance government funding after Manchin drops plan amid GOP backlash

(CNN) — The Senate voted on Tuesday to take up a stop-gap bill that would keep the government funded through December 16 as lawmakers work to avert a shutdown by