WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement regarding the Senate passage of a spending package to avoid a government shutdown. The appropriations bills include full year funding for the Departments of Defense, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs through September 2026 as well as continued funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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