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• SENATE APPROVES OMNIBUS, PRESIDENT EXPECTS TO SIGN IT TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

• Senate Approves Omnibus to Avoid Shutdown

  By Eric Katz, Government Executive

  The Senate on Thursday approved 79-18 an omnibus spending bill to keep agencies open through September, which is now heading to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

  Agencies' funding is set to expire Saturday morning, but a shutdown will now almost certainly be avoided as the White House put out a statement this week saying the president would sign the measure. The deadline was initially one week prior, but lawmakers gave themselves a few extra days with a stopgap measure to finalize their longer-term spending package.

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