US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...
Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country ...
Democrats have criticized Republicans for their hesitation to pass government funding legislation, while their own party is currently on the brink of allowing a federal shutdown.
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