Money down the swamp drain.
Via The Hill:
The Senate passed a stop-gap spending bill on Thursday, days before the deadline to prevent a government shutdown.
Senators voted 82-15 on the continuing resolution (CR), which will fund the government through Nov. 21.
Lawmakers had until Monday night to prevent the second funding lapse of the year. The CR, which passed the House last week, now heads to President Trump’s desk, where White House officials have said they expect him to sign it.
The short-term funding bill includes a provision requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide state-by-state data on the effects of President Trump’s trade war, extends funding for a slew of health programs and the National Flood Insurance Program and re-authorizes the Export-Import Bank.
Senators rejected an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would have cut spending to help pay for the stopgap bill.
The spending bill also left out many of the list of “anomalies” requested by the White House, including a request that Congress lift a restriction on where the administration can build southern border barriers.