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Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune wanted the funding dealt with before senators went home for the next five weeks to focus on their reelection campaigns and other matters.
It got caught up with other issues that pushed votes into the night, but the bill had broad bipartisan support.
The bill generally funds the federal government at current levels though Dec. 11, but includes a variety of exceptions that senators negotiated with the White House.
Budd tried to strip the hemp delay from the bill, but the Senate turned aside his effort.