Senate appropriators agree on stopgap bill to avert shutdown

Senators on the Appropriations Committee have agreed on a temporary spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at the end of September.

Senators on the Appropriations Committee on Sunday agreed to a funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of September and fund the government through part of December. An initial procedural vote is scheduled for Monday night, with Senate leaders eyeing to pass the bill before going on recess. The

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