House, Senate pass CR with emergency funding for BMD, Navy ship repair

By Justin Doubleday / December 22, 2017 at 12:20 PM
The House and Senate last week voted to extend a continuing resolution funding the government through Jan. 19, with the latest stopgap spending measure including emergency funds for missile defense and Navy ship repair. On Dec. 21, the CR passed the House by a 231-188 vote and the Senate by a 66-32 vote. President Trump signed the legislation the following day. The bill prevented a government shutdown at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 22. The stopgap measure includes $4 billion in...

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