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The US Senate has one day left to avert a government shutdown, after the GOP-controlled US House voted 230-197 to pass a short-term spending bill. The US Senate has one day left to avert a government shutdown, after the GOP-controlled US House voted 230-197 to pass a short-term spending bill.
Senate votes to avert government shutdown. The Senate will vote to move ahead with a bill to keep the government running through Nov. 15. Sen. Harry Reid says attempts to cut funding for the health care law are dead in the Senate.(Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP) Cruz spoke for 21 hours, 19 minutes.