WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate voted early Saturday to approve a short-term measure aimed at avoiding a federal government shutdown before the November midterm elections.
The Senate voted 90-6 to approve a bill that would fund most federal government operations at current levels through Dec. 11.
The vote came after hours of negotiations that stretched into Saturday morning and just before senators left Washington for their summer break.
The bill includes several exceptions that senators negotiated with the White House. Local media reported that Democrats secured language to ensure that no money could be transferred to the Border Patrol.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its own short-term funding measure last month. The two chambers will have to resolve their differences before US President Donald Trump can sign the bill before the current funding expires on September 30.
It is unclear whether the bill will pass the House of Representatives, although lawmakers there are keen to avoid a shutdown battle before the November 3 general election.
Translated by Chhouk Bora
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