Breaking News: Senate passes bill to end shutdown

View in your browser     Senate passes bill to end shutdown The Senate cleared a budget deal early Friday morning after Congress missed a deadline to prevent the second government shutdown in less than a month Senators voted 71-28 to pass the agreement after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delayed the legislation past midnight, sparking an at least brief partial closure. The House is expected to vote on the measure later Friday morning. The deal includes a two-year increase in the budget caps, raises the debt ceiling until March 2019 and provides more than $89 billion in relief for a spate of recent hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters. The bill also includes a stopgap measure that, if it passes the House, would allow the government to quickly reopen and be funded through March 23. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Healthcare Leadership Council  Over 55 Million Seniors Need the Senate to Protect Medicare. The Time is NOW for the Senate to Listen to America’s Seniors and Pass the IPAB Repeal. Protectmedicarenow.org             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.