Funding bill passes House, shutdown still looms - Federal Times: The House of Representatives narrowly approved the $1 trillion “cromnibus” appropriations bill late Thursday that would fund most of government through October 2015, but the Senate wasn’t ready to act on it yet. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., took the floor late Thursday and said the body would act on the legislation “as soon as possible,” though he noted that as soon as possible for the Senate would not be soon enough to avert a shutdown. A provision passed by the House included temporary funding to give the Senate two days to consider and debate the bill. Reid said the chamber will take up the appropriations bill Friday but not before dealing with the National Defense Authorization Act, which has to be voted on by 5 p.m. Funding bill passes House, shutdown still looms | Federal Times | federaltimes dlvr.it/7pCjSJ fl-dc.org
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:17:05 +0000
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