The funding bill extends current funding levels rather than addressing the national debt, which amounts to approximately $39.8 trillion. Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Democratic Massachusetts Sens. The legislation is a standard stopgap measure that continues current government spending levels, meaning no spending cuts were added. Republican senators confronted White House legislative affairs chief James Braid over the hemp issue during a Senate GOP lunch, Punchbowl reported. The Senate had planned to vote on the CR Friday before leaving for the August recess.