Government Funding Bill Deems Dead on Arrival in Senate

The House of Representative now only have just a week to pass a bill with regards to government funding.
Last Thursday, a contentious debate over government funding beyond September 30 intensified, as Republicans amended their bill to the GOP lawmakers. However, the Democrats opposed to it. Thus, the government will shut down by October 1 if there will be no action by the start of the new fiscal year.
Earlier today, the House Republicans passed a continuing resolution on partly line vote. However, the bill drew immediate criticism from Senate Democrats over its spending cut offsets for new federal disaster aid. The House added $100 million in cuts to the federal program, making a loan to Solyndra – a currently bankrupt solar company – in order to win GOP votes.
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