On the closing day of the 114th Congress, the fate of the continuing resolution the Senate needed to pass to avoid a government shutdown remained unclear until late in the day.
Ultimately, the Senate voted to pass the CR by a vote of 63 to 36, with 13 Republicans voting against the temporary budget bill and 22 Democrats voting for it less than an hour before the midnight deadline.
The bill passed after a procedural vote to advance the continuing resolution, which funds the government through April 28, 2017, barely won the 60 votes needed to move the budget bill to a final vote.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
