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Senate moves forward with stopgap budget bill
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Wednesday took the first of several procedural votes designed to enact funding for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Democrats who lead the Senate are aiming to replace a House-passed funding bill with a measure that maintains money for President Barack Obama's health law and keeps the government open until Nov. 15. The Senate's Wednesday afternoon vote was on proceeding to debate the House-passed bill. The vote followed a more-than-21-hour speech by Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who is trying to strip Obamacare out of the government funding process. If Congress doesn't pass new funding before Oct. 1, the government will partially shut down. All 100 senators voted to proceed to the House's bill.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Wednesday took the first of several procedural votes designed to enact funding for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Democrats who lead the Senate are aiming to replace a House-passed funding bill with a measure that maintains money for President Barack Obama's health law and keeps the government open until Nov. 15. The Senate's Wednesday afternoon vote was on proceeding to debate the House-passed bill. The vote followed a more-than-21-hour speech by Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who is trying to strip Obamacare out of the government funding process. If Congress doesn't pass new funding before Oct. 1, the government will partially shut down. All 100 senators voted to proceed to the House's bill.
