The US Senate passed a bill to fund the government through March 11, averting a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur after midnight on Feb. 18. The bill now goes to President Biden for signature. The final vote was 65-27, which included a number of Republicans. The bill, which required 60 votes to pass in the Senate, passed the House last week. (Source: CBS News 02/17/22) House passes bill to fund government through early March - CBS News
Regional votes:
Mississippi: Hyde-Smith and Wicker vote "yea" - in favor.
Alabama: Richard Shelby (yea); Tommy Tuberville (nay)
Louisiana: John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy (yea)
Tennessee: Bill Hagerty (yea); Marsha Backburn (nay)
Florida: Rick Scott and Marco Rubio (yea)
Senators note voting: Richard Burn (R-NC); Diane Feinstein (D-Calif); Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Mark Kelly (D-Ariz); Ben Ray Lujon (D-NM); Mitt Romey (R-Ariz)
UPDATE/18 FEBRUARY: President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan continuing resolution bill on Feb. 18 to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year, the White House announced. (Source: The AP 02/18/22)
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