Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown
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Senate breaks partisan gridlock to advance spending bills for military construction, Veterans Affairs, agriculture and FDA, moving closer to avoiding government shutdown.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
But a path forward was found, and the bills were put on the floor, and after several votes on amendments, the final package passed. However, the bill to fund the legislative branch was added to the package separately in response to a roadblock by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who ultimately relented to allow the bill to hit the floor.
He announced his plan to vote against that piece of the package because the bill increased spending, like the others, but specifically for Congress.
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