President Joe Biden will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk though he criticized Republicans for waiting until the last minute
The Senate passed a bill Saturday to extend government funding for 45 days, sending the legislation to Joe Biden’s desk with just hours left to avoid a federal shutdown.
The Senate approved the bill in a bipartisan vote of 88 to 9, easily surpassing the 60-vote threshold needed for passage. Nine senators, all Republicans, opposed it.