Senate Advances Stopgap Funding Bill

“Senate Advances Stopgap Funding Bill After Removing Joe Manchin’s Permitting Overhaul” (The Wall Street Journal 9/27/22)

The Senate voted 72-23 to advance a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government running through Dec. 16 after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) agreed to remove a controversial provision that would have accelerated the permitting process for energy projects.