Trump Pushes Back Government Shutdown Deadline, Signs One-Week Spending Bill
It also gives the White House and Congress more time to resolve numerous budget issues. The Senate had passed the measure by a unanimous vote earlier in the day, according to a The Washington Post report. The spending bill passed the House early this week. Lawmakers have managed to delay a government shutdown by passing a bill just hours before its deadline. However, The Post said that there were already signs that reaching an agreement next week could be more difficult. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) cautioned their colleagues that they would not allow unanimous consen...