SENATE APPROVES SHORT-TERM FUNDING FOR GOVERNMENT (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, December 13, 2014, 15:51

Washington (CNN) -- The Senate passed a short-term spending bill that will fund the government through Wednesday, averting a shutdown while the chamber debates a bill to fund the government.

The bill on the short-term funding will now go to President Barack Obama for his signature. Without the short-term measure, funding was slated to dry up Saturday evening.

The Senate is expected to vote Monday on the $1.1 trillion package, which has already passed the House, Sens. Mitch McConnell and Barbara Mikulski said late Friday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a procedural move to set up a vote on final passage in the Senate no later than Monday.

McConnell, the incoming Senate majority leader, had reached a deal with Reid to adjourn for the weekend and resume Monday to clear the bill.

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