Democrats Scramble To Avert Government Shutdown

Democrats in the U.S. Congress were moving to head off one of several concurrent crises they face this week, saying they would vote to avert a government shutdown before funding expires at midnight Thursday.

The Senate could vote on Wednesday or Thursday on a bipartisan resolution to fund federal operations through early December, Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer said.

“With so many critical issues to address, the last thing the American people need right now is a government shutdown. This will prevent one from happening,” Schumer said.

The scramble follows a series of votes in which the Senate tried to both fund the government and head off a potentially catastrophic federal government default next month, after Republicans twice blocked Democrat attempts to raise the nation’s $28.4 trillion debt ceiling.

If this latest resolution passes the Senate, the House of Representatives could vote quickly to send the measure to President Joe Biden to sign into law before the start of the new fiscal year on Friday.

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{Matzav.com}