US Senate recesses until Saturday noon

Economy

Christian Baha / JR

29 September

1 min read

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The United States Senate went into recess until noon Saturday when it will convene again to work on the stopgap bill.

Congress has until October 1 to reach an agreement on the temporary budget to avoid a government shutdown.

Earlier in the day, the House of Representatives rejected Speaker Kevin McCarthy's budget proposal.

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