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A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote to advance an appropriations bill on Wednesday, underscoring the problems Republicans are having in the government funding process. Shortly after the failed procedural vote, the office of House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced that no additional votes would be expected in the House following the…

The Senate plans to pass a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, and President Biden is expected to sign the bill to maintain current spending levels.

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ALBANY — After the U.S. House of Representatives approved a stopgap bill to continue to fund the government Tuesday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that she would vote in

Washington, D.C.

The two-step bill punts the fight over government spending until after the holidays.

The Arkansas delegation all had insight after legislation to continue government funding passed in the house on Tuesday.

The spending bill does not include the White House’s nearly $106 billion request for wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

House Republicans on Tuesday are set to try to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government into the new year. In a surprise late-night announcement, GOP leaders said they would try to move the continuing resolution (CR) under a fast-track process that will require support from Democrats, an attempt to work around GOP opposition…

The House is under new management but is operating under business as usual as it prepares to pass a continuing resolution (CR).