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September 27, 2023

Senate Advances Stopgap Funding Deal as House Remains at Stalemate over Far-Right Demands
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The Senate announced a bipartisan stopgap deal that would keep the U.S.
government open through November 17, as well as provide $6 billion for
Ukraine and $6 billion in disaster funding. Senate leaders hope to pass
the measure by the end of the week, but it's not clear whether it can
break past the ongoing gridlock in the Republican-controlled House,
where far-right congressmembers have already threatened to remove
Speaker Kevin Mc Carthy if he brings the bill to a vote. Mc Carthy is
planning to repropose separate legislation that includes 8% cuts in
social spending and resumption of construction on Trump's U.S.-Mexico
border wall.


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