Conservative Brief The U.S. Senate has approved a temporary spending bill to prevent a government shutdown.
With the U.S. government on the verge of shutting down, President Donald Trump signed the measure.
The short-term bill passed in the Senate by a margin of 84 to 10 and will fund the U.S. government through Dec. 11.
Six Senators did not vote on the measure.
Per Senate.gov, here are the 10 Senators who voted against the bill:
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business the measure had “broad, bipartisan support,” and the administration would have discussions about future funding after the November election.
Fox News reports:
The bill includes key priorities for both parties, including support for the Commodity Credit Corp., which was established in the 1930s to protect farm income and prices. It does, however, contain limits sought by Democrats to disallow some payments to the fossil fuel industry.
The continuing resolution, which will maintain funding at current levels, also contains $8 billion for nutrition assistance programs.
In order for the government to remain funded past Dec. 11, lawmakers either need to approve another continuing resolution or reach an agreement on 12 appropriation bills for fiscal 2021.
However, approvals could potentially be required during a lame-duck session and a transition between administrations, which means lawmakers may face a renewed government shutdown threat before the start of a new Congress.
The bill passed in the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives last week.
The House voted 359 to 57 to approve a temporary government-wide funding bill to keep the government running through December 11.
While the bill was passed mostly on party lines, 56 Republicans and Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich. voted against the measure.
New York socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voted “present.”
The bill comes as Capitol Hill is about to have a serious fight over the Supreme Court vacancy.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by her family less than two weeks ago.
Soon after Ginsburg’s death was announced, a Republican source said that Trump will move within days to nominate his third Supreme Court justice.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are ready to move to confirm Trump’s nominee before Election Day, according to the report.
“In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia’s death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the last days of a lame-duck president’s second term. We kept our promise. Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president’s Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year,” McConnell said in a statement.
“By contrast, Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise. President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,” McConnell added.