Current Events > Trump signs short-term funding bill to avert shutdown as deadline looms

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/politics/senate-government-shutdown-deadline/index.html

President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill on Thursday to avert a government shutdown hours before funding for the federal government would have run out, according to a White House official.

The move allows lawmakers and Trump to work for another month to come up with a deal on funding the government. The deadline to avoid another government shutdown is now December 20.

Earlier on Thursday, the Senate passed the short-term funding bill by a vote of 74-20. The House had passed the bill earlier in the week.

As of Wednesday night, Senate Republican leaders were still working to relieve objections on their side of the aisle to components of the month-long continuing resolution to keep the government operating past the deadline when funding expires.

The holdup forced Senate leadership to abandon efforts to have a vote on the bill late Wednesday, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide. An agreement to hold a vote on Thursday was later reached.

"Nothing is easy," Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the GOP Whip said on Wednesday, before adding that he was hopeful concerns about the bill would resolve as the deadline approaches Thursday and the threat of a shutdown becomes more real.

The push to keep the government funded comes as the House is in the midst of contentious and high-profile public impeachment inquiry hearings as part of an investigation into Trump by House Democrats that has led to an escalation of partisan tensions on Capitol Hill.

Against the backdrop of the impeachment inquiry, lawmakers have not yet reached bipartisan agreement on the 12 regular annual appropriations bills needed to fund the government. The passage of another stop-gap measure will allow for more time to negotiate.

Congress already passed a short-term funding extension earlier in the year -- at the end of September -- that set up the impending funding deadline this week.

Why haven't that made a long term resolution?

Also surprised Trump didn't veto this just to get the dems to stop the impeachment.
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Lol point taken
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Anyone know why Trump keeps getting close to these shutdowns every few months?

i dont remember other prezs having to do it THIS much.
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spudger posted...

Anyone know why Trump keeps getting close to these shutdowns every few months?

i dont remember other prezs having to do it THIS much.

Because he's such a good deal maker that he's always failing to make deals.

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He's a master of the deal
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shutdowns are part of government operations these days.

...this shouldnt fly at all for the people but it happens no matter who the president is or will be. it takes war or a miracle it seems to get the country to agree on something

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