US: Spending bill passes in House, heads to Senate as shutdown fear looms

US: Spending bill passes in House, heads to Senate as shutdown fear looms

Washington DC [US], October 1 (ANI): The United States House on Saturday approved a 45-day stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration hours before the midnight funding deadline, The Hill reported. Notably, the decision is poised to prevent the government from falling off the shutdown cliff, […]

US: Spending bill passes in House, heads to Senate as shutdown fear looms

Notably, the decision is poised to prevent the government from falling off the shutdown cliff, which many lawmakers thought was inevitable after weeks of disagreements within the House GOP conference and between both chambers.

BREAKING: Senate Passes Spending Bill, Narrowly Avoiding Shutdown — 3 Hours Before Deadline

The Senate leaders from both parties, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced Saturday evening they had come to an agreement to support a stopgap spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown. As the midnight deadline loomed, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) faced staunch opposition from hardliners in his own party, including Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) ongoing threats to seek his ouster from t…