The Senate advanced a six-bill funding package through a key procedural hurdle, setting the stage for the colossal spending bundle to be stripped of the DHS bill as Republicans grumble.
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SenateRepublicansandDemocratsadvancedabehemothfundingpackagethroughakeyhurdleThursdaynightafterstumblingearlierintheday.
ThevotecameafterPresidentDonaldTrumpintervenedtostrikeadealwithSenateMinorityLeaderChuckSchumer,D-N.Y.,whichwillstripoutthecontroversialDepartmentofHomelandSecurityfundingbill,andteeupatwo-weekfundingextensiontokeeptheagencyafloat.
It’sabitterpillforSenateRepublicans,whopushedonwardwiththeoriginalsix-billfundingpackagedespiteSenateDemocratsmakingcleartheywouldnotsupportitiftheDHSbillwasstillattached.
Still,thesuccessfulfirststepvirtuallyguaranteesthatthenew,skinnierfive-billbundleandtwo-weekcontinuingresolution(CR)willadvanceoutoftheSenatelaterintheevening.
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