Shutdown looms as ‘unified’ U.S. Senate Dems oppose GOP’s stopgap spending bill • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared to have announced that government shutdowns would begin Friday on Wednesday, with the suspension law going out. “While funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to draft ongoing resolutions without the opinions of Congressional Democrats,” Schumer said in a short […]
Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law, following U.S. Senate passage • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The US Senate cleared a government-funded suspension spending bill on Friday and sent the law to President Donald Trump. The White House said Saturday afternoon that Trump signed the measure to avoid shutting down the government. The day after the 54-46 Senate vote, Trump’s signature will continue to operate primarily the federal government […]
Padilla, Schiff to vote against GOP’s stopgap budget measure as possible shutdown looms
Washington – California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have voted with most Democrats on temporary measures to fund the government, saying they will pave the way for possible government shutdowns by the weekend. “We’ll give Donald Trump six months to continue destroying the government,” Schiff said. Video posted to x. “It’s not going to […]
Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week
The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the year to avert a government shutdown scheduled for Friday, and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Neither the House nor the Senate has fully repealed any of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government for fiscal year […]
