Senate Clears Stopgap Government Spending, Averting Shutdown
- Senate vote came just hours after the House approved the bill
- Bill will pay for government operations through Feb. 18
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The Senate on Thursday night passed a stopgap spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature.
The bipartisan 69-28 vote came hours after House passage of the legislation on a largely party-line basis.