WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a short-term spending measure Thursday, sending to the House a bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown next week and boost aid to Ukraine.
The 72-25 vote capped days of behind-the-scenes negotiations over last-minute concerns, as senators worked to secure the unanimous consent required to speed up final passage by midnight Eastern time Friday, when current funding runs out and the new fiscal year begins.
“I’m glad we came to a timely conclusion and didn’t go right up to the brink and risk a shutdown,” Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the floor before the vote.
