Senate gears up to pass stopgap funding bill averting government shutdown
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Washington — The Senate on Thursday is poised to approve a short-term government funding bill that keeps federal agencies open through early December and staves off a partial government shutdown.
The stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution, is expected to pass the Senate with bipartisan support. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday night that a deal had been on the funding measure after an earlier bill, which included a provision to suspend the debt limit through December 2022, was blocked by Republican senators this week.
In addition to keeping federal agencies funded at current levels through December 3, the bill includes funding for Afghan refugee resettlement and disaster relief after states battled a spate of hurricanes and wildfires.
