Stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown falls short in US Senate
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A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A temporary spending bill that would avert an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown fell short in the U.S. Senate on Friday, as Democrats withheld support while demanding higher spending for healthcare.
(Reporting by David Morgan)
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