Congress on Wednesday passed legislation that would fund the government through nearly the end of December.
The House and the Senate passed a stop-gap spending bill that would push the government spending deadline to December 20. The measure, otherwise known as a continuing resolution (CR), keeps federal spending the same.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had sought to attach the SAVE Act to the spending bill, which if passed, would have required proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. After the gambit failed, Johnson chose to pass the stop-gap spending bill without it.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gloated about his apparent victory.
“I just locked in an agreement to pass the government funding bill tomorrow without amendments, avoiding an unnecessary government shutdown,” Schumer announced. “Families can rest assured that their lives won’t be needlessly upended due to an unnecessary shutdown.” […]
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