Senate Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown Through March

Congress.The Senate on Thursday passed a stop-gap spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown until March.  The “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act,” passed the 60 vote threshold in a 65 to 27 vote, per Just the News. The bill’s passage was delayed for several days after Republican senators requested amendments to COVID-19 and restricting how […]

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Congress.The Senate on Thursday passed a stop-gap spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown until March.  The “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act,” passed the 60 vote threshold in a 65 to 27 vote, per Just the News. The bill’s passage was delayed for several days after Republican senators requested amendments to COVID-19 and restricting how […]

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The Senate on Thursday passed a stop-gap spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown until March. 

The “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act,” passed the 60 vote threshold in a 65 to 27 vote, per Just the News.

The bill’s passage was delayed for several days after Republican senators requested amendments to COVID-19 and restricting how government funds could be used. 

Sen. Mike Lee proposed an amendment prohibiting funding for COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which failed in a 46 to 47 vote on Thursday. 

Sen. Ted Cruz also proposed an amendment to prevent funding for schools with COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which also failed in a 44 to 49 vote. 

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