Senate Fails to Advance Stopgap Funding Bill as Shutdown Deadline Nears

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Sept. 19 failed to advance a House-passed bill to fund the government until Nov. 21, less than two weeks before a shutdown deadline.
The Senate failed to get 60 votes to overcome a filibuster on the bill. The vote was 44-48.
The government runs out of funding on Oct. 1 as the last day of the fiscal year is Sept. 30. The bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), would fund the government at current levels. It also includes $88 million in security funding for members of Congress, the executive branch, and Supreme Court justices in the wake of the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk…. 

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