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Senate funding patch secured

CQ Budget, Episode No. 402

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, secured a bipartisan stopgap spending agreement.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, secured a bipartisan stopgap spending agreement. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

With a bipartisan deal in hand to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1, Senate leaders hope to pass the stopgap measure this week. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley join host David Lerman to assess the obstacles to passage that lie ahead and what else could cross the finish line before the Senate adjourns for its August recess.

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