Senate, funding bills and government shutdown
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The Senate passed a trio of spending bills in a roughly $174 billion package on Thursday afternoon, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.
When the Senate returns from a weeklong recess, it will have six remaining appropriations bills to get across the finish line before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
Dec. 17 (UPI) --The Senate on Wednesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which sends the bill to President Donald Trump to sign, despite his concern about some measures in the bill. The NDAA gives the Department of Defense $901 billion, which ...