
Government partially shuts down as Senate fails to take up $1.2T spending package in time
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The Senate ushered in a partial government shutdown after failing to pass a $1.2T government spending bill ahead of the 12:01 a.m. deadline on Saturday.
However, within the 11 p.m. hour on Friday night, the parties appeared to reach an agreement, with senators returning to the floor. Two senior GOP Senate sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that votes on amendments and the spending package are expected shortly after midnight. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that an agreement was reached on the floor with only minutes until midnight, adding that several amendment votes would take place first.
The House passed the appropriations measures in the late morning on Friday by a vote of 286 to 134. However, the majority of Republican representatives voted against the package, demonstrating the deep-running resentment of the spending bills' content and the procedure they followed.