Senate votes to advance short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week.

The vote was 72-18 at 6:23 p.m., with some senators still arriving to vote. That is more than enough for the motion to pass, as 60 votes were needed to move forward.

The vote puts the Senate on a path to pass a continuing resolution (CR) later this week that it could then send to the House to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.

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