Senate Democrats call for USDA funding for local food banks, schools to be restored
Senate Democrats called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore funding to local food banks and schools, ...
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A look at what happened in the US government this week
John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, Brian Schatz, Catherine Cortez Masto, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Gary Peters and Jeanne Shaheen. Independent Sen. Angus King also voted to end the filibuster, ...
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Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...
These 10 Democrats voted to advance the GOP funding bill
Ten Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill, paving the way for it to pass ahead of the midnight deadline despite concerns from scores of their colleagues.
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Recap: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
The Senate passed a bill to keep the federal government funded through September Friday evening, avoiding a partial shutdown ...
Rally today at Northport VA to protest possible cuts
Union officials are planning a rally at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Northport VA Medical Center to protest potential cutbacks ...