"The US Senate on Sunday night advanced a procedural measure aimed at ending the record-setting government shutdown. A vote in the Republican-led Senate on Sunday night saw senators advance a House-passed bill that would be amended to fund the US government till January 30. It also includes a package of three full-year appropriation bills. With the support of some Democrats, the vote to advance the funding bill passed by a 60-40 margin, which is the minimum threshold to break a Senate filibuster."
"Seven Democrats and one independent senator voted to advance the package. Meanwhile, Rand Paul was the only Republican senator to vote against it. If the bill is cleared by the Senate, the package must still get a nod of approval from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. It will then be sent to President Donald Trump's desk for his signatures in a process that could take days."
The US Senate advanced a procedural measure aimed at ending the record-setting government shutdown. Senators advanced a House-passed bill that would be amended to fund the US government until January 30 and includes three full-year appropriation bills. The vote to advance the funding bill passed by a 60-40 margin, the minimum threshold to break a Senate filibuster. Seven Democrats and one independent senator voted to advance the package; Rand Paul was the only Republican to oppose it. If the bill is cleared by the Senate, the package still requires approval from the Republican-controlled House and then presidential signature, which could take days.
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