The House passes a bill to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the nation's borrowing limit, but it's unlikely to pass the Senate
Government funding is set to expire on September 30, but the stopgap bill the House approved would extend funding and keep the government open through December 3. In addition, the measure includes a debt limit suspension through December 16, 2022. It would also provide $28.6 billion in disaster relief funding and $6.3 billion to assist Afghanistan evacuees.The bill now faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
Iron Dome funding sparks progressive outcryThe Democratic-controlled House had been expected to pass the government funding measure, but it faced a last minute snag as a group of progressives have told leadership that they will not vote for the bill if it includes $1 billion in funding for Israel's Iron Dome. The provision has since been taken out of the bill to appease concerns from progressives, two sources involved in the process confirmed to CNN.
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