US Congress helps government escape mid-term shutdown

The U.S. Senate on September 25 passed a short-term bill that will keep the government running until mid-December and avoid a shutdown before the end-of-month deadline, according to The Hill .

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The Senate voted 78 to 18 in favor of the temporary bill, known as the Continuation Resolution (CR). The bill would maintain government funding at current spending levels until December 20, about a month and a half after the election.

The House of Representatives quickly passed the bill on the afternoon of September 25th with 341 votes in favor, including all Democratic representatives and 132 Republican representatives, and 82 votes against. The bill is now being sent to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The vote was expedited on the afternoon of September 25th so that lawmakers could leave Washington D.C. to go home before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.

"The American people can breathe a sigh of relief because both sides have chosen bipartisan cooperation, and Congress is getting the job done," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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"We will keep the government open. We will prevent essential government services from being unnecessarily shut down. We will give budget allocateers more time to secure sufficient funding for the government before the end of the year. And I am particularly pleased that we are getting the job done with a little extra time," Schumer added.

This bill also includes $231 million for the operations of the U.S. Secret Service following the recent second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. On September 24, the Senate also passed a bill requiring the Secret Service to apply the same security standards to the president, vice president, and candidates running for those positions.

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