Senate Prepares Bill to Avert Shutdown Before Thursday Deadline
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Senators from both parties worked Wednesday to come to an agreement on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 3, days after Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have both averted a government shutdown and suspended the debt ceiling. Senate Republicans said that while they opposed Democrats’ funding and debt ceiling bill, they would support a standalone funding bill. With no other avenues to fund the government before Thursday’s deadline, Democrats were forced to omit the debt ceiling from the new temporary funding bill. Democrats were divided on Wednesday on how to suspend the debt ceiling, which Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned several times was necessary to avert a U.S. default in mid-October.
Coverage was more prominent in D.C.-focused outlets. Left-rated outlets tended to feature coverage critical of Senate Republicans' debt ceiling vote. Right-rated outlets tended to feature coverage criticizing Democrats' spending plans. Coverage across the spectrum focused heavily on Congress on Wednesday, including the Senate's stopgap budget bill, the debt ceiling, and the negotiations surrounding Democrats' two major spending bills.
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From the Left
Congress primed to avert shutdown despite remaining conflicts
The Senate appears on track to prevent a government shutdown on Thursday at midnight, as Democrats and Republicans wade through last-minute impediments to a stopgap funding bill’s speedy passage.
Senators were close to finalizing an agreement on Wednesday evening that would tee up final passage of the short-term funding package on Thursday, just hours before federal cash expires, according to a source. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a fiscal hawk notorious for blocking spending bills, also indicated that he wouldn’t object to quickly passing the continuing resolution, which would keep the...
From the Center
Senate may vote Wednesday on bill to prevent a government shutdown as deadline approaches
The Senate may vote as soon as Wednesday on a bill that would prevent a government shutdown, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
Federal funding will lapse if Congress fails to pass an appropriations plan before midnight Thursday. Senators plan to introduce a bill that would keep the government running into early December, according to Schumer, a New York Democrat.
From the Right
Senate plans vote to avert government shutdown
The Senate will vote as early as Wednesday on legislation to extend government funding beyond a Sept. 30 deadline, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
The New York Democrat plans to bring up the legislation in time for the House to clear it for President Joe Biden’s signature.
The fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, requiring Congress to pass temporary funding in order to avert a partial government shutdown.
The measure would extend government funding until Dec. 3 and would provide emergency aid to states damaged by wildfires and hurricanes, as well as...
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