Senate Moves Ahead on US Funding After Manchin Drops Energy Bid

Decision will likely avert government shutdown on Saturday
Manchin, Schumer vow to keep working on permitting bill

Senator Joe Manchin
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By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan, and Ari Natter

September 27, 2022 at 9:05 PM UTC

Updated on

September 28, 2022 at 1:36 AM UTC

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The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a stop-gap funding bill to keep the government running after Senator Joe Manchin dropped his bid to include a controversial energy permitting bill amid opposition from Republicans and some Democrats.

Shortly after the West Virginia Democrat asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to remove the permitting language, the Senate voted 72-23 on a procedural motion setting up likely passage Thursday of the legislation to continue funding federal operations through Dec. 16.