"Tonight, the Senate has reached an agreement avoiding a shutdown on the first six funding bills," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on X. The Senate vote came hours before the midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown. MORE: House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdownThe House easily passed the package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon, with a vote of 339-85. Congress now has two weeks until the next funding deadline for the other six remaining funding bills. Senate passes 6 funding bills to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadline originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News March 09, 2024 01:21 UTC