Thread: Senate passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown

UPDATE

The House also passed an $81 billion disaster aid bill in the wake of this year's devastating hurricanes and wildfires.
The bill includes additional money for hurricane recovery in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, along with fires that affected California.
It passed the House 251-169, but it's not expected to be taken up in the Senate until after the new year...