The Senate approved legislation Thursday that would prevent a new government shutdown and provide money for President Trump‘s U.S.-Mexico border wall moments after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that Trump would also sign an emergency declaration over the southern border.
The 83-16 vote in the Senate came after several hours of drama, with increasing chatter about whether Trump would actually sign the deal, which funds a quarter of the government that was poised to run out of funding starting on Saturday.
The bill now heads to the House, which is expected to vote on it later Thursday evening and send it to Trump’s desk for his signature.
View the complete February 14 article by Jordain Carney on The Hill website here.