Senate negotiators have unveiled a 79-page bill to fund the government until Nov. 17 in hopes of averting a shutdown.
Senate Majority Leaderย Chuck Schumerย (D-N.Y.) described the measure as a โbridgeโ to avoid a shutdown.
The Hill has more:
โSenate Democrats and Republicans, together, worked in good faith to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution that will keep the government open beyond Sept. 30,โ the Democratic leader said on the floor. ย
He acknowledged the agreement โwon't have everything that both sides wantโ but argued it โwill help us to achieve our immediate and necessary goal of avoiding a government shutdown.โ
The bill includes $4.5 billion from an Operations and Maintenance fund for the Defense Department โto remain available until Sept. 30, 2024 to respond to the situation in Ukraine,โ according to the measure's text. ย
The bill also includes another $1.65 billion in State Department funding for additional assistance to Ukraine that would be available until Sept. 30, 2025.
In the House, Speakerย Kevin McCarthyย (R-Calif.) is makingย another effortย to reach a consensus within his own party on funding, after being repeatedly cut off.
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CUT WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE alone
So what Schumer is saying, between the lines, is more spending of the taxpayers money on the scames by the commies.
Who is a commie? By including these decisive and inflammatory language itโs hard to find you relevant. Raymond
Cut the funds for Ukraine! No money for Ukraine period! This is a garbage proposal just like everything else that comes from the Senate. Funding for “OUR” government only!
More like the Democrats and RINO’s worked together in good faith. I find it hard to believe that a few handfuls of decent actual Republicans would agree to such an unbridled spending boondoggle.
Stop the Biden weaponizing, more spending, cut the funding for the World Health Organization/EXITTHEWHO to exact and I might not know where Ukraine is(the Baltkins) but it is not located on my street. NO MORE FUNDING FOR THE UKRAINE WAR….$6 Billion…..with a Big, B