Senate Passes One-Week Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 15 passed a one-week spending bill to keep the government open as negotiations over a larger spending bill for fiscal year 2023 continue.
The bill, known in legislative parlance as a “continuing resolution,” passed the upper chamber in a 71-19 vote.
The passage of the bill came less than 36 hours before the government was set to shut down.
The short-term measure gives lawmakers more time to work out the details of a larger omnibus spending package for FY 2023. However, such a measure could face trouble in passing.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has expressed openness to passing a spending bill for FY 2023, despite demands from House Republicans—who will take the majority in the lower chamber on Jan. 3, 2023—to wait for Republicans to take the House….