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Congress Passes CR To Avoid Shutdown, Senate Moves To Begin NDAA Conference

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

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Congress Passes CR To Avoid Shutdown, Senate Moves To Begin NDAA Conference

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

The Senate has passed a stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown that now heads to the president’s desk and voted to move into formal conference negotiations with the House on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). A day after the House voted 336-95 for the continuing resolution, the Senate on Wednesday evening approved the measure with an 87-11 vote that allows Congress additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. “I will vote for…

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