This afternoon the House approved
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Res 123, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 by a very slightly
bipartisan (18 Republicans voted Nay and 14 Democrats voted Aye) vote of 235 to 193. This
short-term continuing resolution will extend the current spending bill until
December 22nd.
The 14 Democrats voting for the measure may be an indication
that enough Democrats will vote at least procedurally for the bill tomorrow in
the Senate to allow it to come to a final vote. Congress has until Friday night
at midnight to get a CR to the President to continue government operations.
A lot of details and deals have to be worked out before the
final FY 2018 spending is approved.
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