The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Wednesday, avoiding a partial government shutdown at the end of the month and allowing lawmakers up for re-election to head home early to campaign.
By a vote of 78 to 18, senators approved a spending bill that will keep funding steady until Dec. 20, known as a continuing resolution (CR).
It passed in the House hours before being taken to the floor in the upper chamber, with representatives approving the spending bill 341 to 82. <
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