POLITICS Senate passes spending bill to prevent government shutdown, sends it to Trump

[Klaralven]

The Senate passed a temporary spending bill to prevent a shutdown before the end of the month and keep the government running into December.

Once President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law, it will avoid a federal funding lapse during a pandemic and weeks before the 2020 election.

Congress has turned its attention to an elusive fifth coronavirus stimulus plan and the fight over whether to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/government-shutdown-senate-passes-spending-bill-sends-to-trump.html

[crickets]

1. It's about time.

Democrats and Republicans reached a deal on a temporary funding bill last week after a disagreement over whether to include farm aid money. The sides eventually settled on a proposal that includes guardrails to prevent the agriculture funds from going to large oil companies, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

She said the measure includes $8 billion for nutrition assistance for schoolchildren and families, and refreshes the Pandemic EBT food aid program for a full year.

Good. Those were the two big sticking points.