Schumer received significant blowback from Democrats for his decision to advance the CR. (Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via AP)
House Republicans passed the short-term bill, called a continuing resolution, earlier in the week. The bill will keep spending levels the same as fiscal year (FY) 2024 until Oct. 1.
If a spending bill was not passed by the Friday deadline, the government would enter into a partial shutdown.
During a partial government shutdown, federal agencies and non-essential services would be halted. However, government functions deemed "essential" would continue. National security protocols, such as border patrol, law enforcement and disaster response, stay active during shutdowns, for example.
The Friday evening vote to pass the six-month CR came after a critical procedural vote earlier in the afternoon. A handful of Senate Democrats provided the Republican majority with the necessary votes to overcome the filibuster and move forward with the stopgap spending bill.
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The Senate approved the House-passed stopgap bill on Friday. (Reuters)
Prior to its passage, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized his fellow Democrats for their planned "no" votes that risked a government shutdown.
"It wasn't that long ago before we were lecturing that you can never shut the government down. So, that's kind of inconsistent," he told reporters on Thursday.
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Fetterman was staunchly opposed to a shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Ahead of the final vote, 10 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans to overcome the legislative filibuster. Those senators were Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
The senators managed to beat the 60-vote threshold, with an ultimate margin of 62-38.
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