Senate Votes To Speed Up Passage Of Government Spending Bill

With four days to go before the federal government is due to run out of money, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, joined by Senate Democratic leaders, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol in ... With four days to go before the federal government is due to run out of money, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, joined by Senate Democratic leaders, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, to blame conservative Republicans for holding up a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running. From left are, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., Reid, Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Senate passage of the spending bill â stripped of the "Obamacare" provision â was expected no later than Saturday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

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September 27, 2013 9:20 a.m.

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The Senate has cleared another procedural hurdle toward passing a government spending bill.

The Senate voted 68-30 to waive budget points of order. The chamber will vote next on an amendment that would remove the defund Obamacare language from the House-passed bill.

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