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Senate Dems Filibuster Motion to Proceed on Minibus that Includes Defense Spending

Senate Dems Filibuster Motion to Proceed on Minibus that Includes Defense Spending
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The Senate has failed a second attempt to pass a motion to proceed with a vote for a minibus bill that includes fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations, as the current continuing resolution’s deadline looms just three weeks away. The motion failed to pass Oct. 31 by a vote of 51-41, with a 60-vote requirement threshold. The bill, H.R. 2740, included fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills for defense, state and foreign operations, labor, health and human services, education, and energy and…

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