Senate Passes Government Funding Stopgap, Leaves Town

By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square(Worthy News) – After days of drawn-out negotiations, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a short-term government funding stopgap early Saturday morning.Both chambers of Congress now leave for the entire month of August. The House must approve the Senate’s continuing resolution when it returns before President Donald Trump can sign it into law and prevent a government shutdown on Oct.1.Unlike the House-passed CR, which simply freezes government fun