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The U.S. Senate is still voting as the midnight deadline for government funding has passed.
That leaves the government in a limbo state, but it doesn’t quite mean that it has been shut down. In the past, the White House Office of Management and Budget has ruled that some leeway is possible if Congress is actively working on legislation to fund the government.
Currently, the Senate is voting on a procedural motion related to the Social Security Fairness Act. That bill will be considered before the Senate takes a vote on the House-passed legislation to fund the government, a vote that will likely wrap up some time after 12:15 a.m. ET on Saturday….
Congress Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown
