Congress Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown in Bipartisan Vote

Congress Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown in Bipartisan Vote
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo; Win McNamee/Getty Images
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Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Sept. 30 to pass stopgap legislation to fund the government through December, averting a government shutdown set to begin in the early hours of Oct. 1. The House later aligned with the Senate, voting 254–175 to avert a government shutdown.

However, the measure fails to address the debt ceiling, which Republicans have said they won’t vote to raise.

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