Senate Democrats on Friday introduced their plan for keeping the federal government funded through September, with a vote on the measure as well as a House-passed proposal expected to come as early as next Tuesday.
The Senate Democratic plan, which was put forth one day after a bipartisan, bicameral meeting between congressional leaders and Vice President Joe Biden, includes about $6.5 billion in cuts offered by the White House on Thursday.
In announcing the measure, S. 149, Senate Democrats argued that their plan “makes prudent cuts that will allow the government to meet its obligations to the American people, while sparing our economy from further damage at a time of great uncertainty. It makes necessary investments in a limited number of targeted programs that are essential to national security and for maintaining the most basic of government services.”
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