Senate Avoids Government Shut-Down

The Senate voted 54 to 46 to pass the bill. Friday evening, democrats voted with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to keep the funding bill moving forward, despite blowback from other members of their party. The bill funds the government through September 30, which now heads to the desk of President Trump. A government shutdown would have put millions of federal workers at risk of losing a paycheck – this as federal workers grapple with layoffs and the closure of federal agencies.