Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown For Two More Weeks

[Tx4obama]

Source: AP (via HuffPo)

WASHINGTON — The Senate has sent a stopgap spending bill to President Barack Obama that's needed to prevent a government shutdown on Friday at midnight.

The bill passed by a voice vote. It gives negotiators in the lame-duck Congress two more weeks to try to pass a bill funding the government for the rest of the budget year, which ends Sept. 30.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/congress-clears-stopgap-spending-bill_n_791416.html

[Skink]

1. The republicans can filibuster every week soon.

[ProudDad]

2. Well, I certainly appreciate this...

At least I'll get ONE MORE Social Security check before the collapse...