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Senate Set To Vote On Government Funding Bill Before Midnight

NPR | By Scott Detrow
Published January 19, 2018 at 9:44 PM EST

The Senate is set to hold a vote before midnight on Friday on the bill the House passed last night to avert a government shutdown. If it passes, the government will remain funded for the next four weeks.

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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