President Trump Signs Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Ahead Of Deadline
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On Friday afternoon, the Senate approved by voice vote a one-week temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown and the president signed the bill Friday evening. While left-leaning articles highlight that the risk of a shutdown next week still hasn’t been eliminated, right-leaning articles highlight that Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., was burning the Senate clock earlier in the day on the National Defense Authorization Act.
A left-leaning article by Bloomberg highlights that the risk of a shutdown next week still hasn’t been eliminated because talks on the full-year bill are still bogged down. There is still no agreement in Congress on provisions to shield business from COVID-19 related lawsuits.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that the Senate’s move came as Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders relented on his demands to vote first on a measure to allow direct payments to Americans. A group of Republican Senate members were also pushing for a provision to stop members of Congress from receiving pay during government shutdowns in the future.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., was burning the Senate clock earlier in the day on the National Defense Authorization Act. Relief negotiating also soured Friday after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrats reached an impasse on federal aid for state and local governments.