Senate Sends Funding Bill To Trump With 54-46 Vote

The Hill reports:

The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding was due to lapse. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.

The final vote was 54-46. Two members of the Democratic caucus voted for the bill, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is retiring at the end of her current term, and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted no.

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Friday 6:20pm ET: Senate approved the House-passed 6-month spending bill 54-46, funding the federal government until September 30 to avert a shutdown tonight at midnight. Shaheen (D-NH) and King (I-ME) voting Yes, and Paul (R-KY)

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