Schumer says Senate will act
Schumer says Senate will act after failure of stopgap government funding bill in House
The Senate will advance a bipartisan stopgap government funding bill on Thursday after efforts to pass a similar measure in the Republican-controlled House fell apart, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
US Senate to move on stopgap bill to avert partial government shutdown
The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday.
Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits
VA needed emergency funding by Friday to avoid delays in compensation and pension benefit payments that go to 7 million veterans and their survivors.
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass a partisan six-month funding measure that was tied to voter registration reform.
Schumer tees up Senate stopgap vote after House bill dies
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday set up a vote on a stopgap bill in his chamber following the failed attempt to pass a government funding patch out of the House.
Schumer coins 'Trump shutdown,' slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is laying the groundwork to blame Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown.
Schumer Vows Senate Will 'Step In' To Pass Funding Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the Senate will "step in" to pass a funding bill to avoid a "Trump" shut down. His remarks come after the House failed to pass Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution.
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Funding focus shifts to Senate
Both sides are going to spend the next few days trying to figure out the best path remaining for keeping the government open, ...
Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
The US Senate is expected to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization ...
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'Top Priority': Senate Democrats Push Biden's Judicial Nominees Forward
The Senate Judiciary Committee continues to advance Biden judicial nominees to the Senate floor. Experts say Biden could ...
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Veterans Benefits Safe After Senate Approves $3 Billion in Additional Funding Before Deadline
We have to be there for them," Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., said on the Senate floor.
Senate passes $3 billion VA spending patch, addressing urgent budget shortfall
The Senate passed a bill to address a nearly $3 billion shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Key takeaways from the Senate’s second IVF clash
Senate Republicans on Tuesday for the second time blocked a Democratic bill that would have created a federal right to in-vitro fertilization and guaranteed insurance coverage of IVF and other ...
Senate Republicans losing patience with Johnson as shutdown nears
Republican senators are fast losing patience with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) inability to muster the votes to avoid a ...
Senate taps brakes on rail safety bill ahead of Sherrod Brown election
Senators will likely leave town without passing Sen. Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) signature rail safety bill, denying him a legislative victory before he faces Ohio voters on Nov. 5.