Senate Rejects Both Republican and Democratic Bills to Fund Rest of FY 2011
On March 9, 2011, the Senate failed to pass both the House-passed (i.e., Republican) continuing appropriations act (H.R. 1) for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, and the Senate (i.e. Democratic) alternative.
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Press sources have previously indicated that while neither measure was expected to pass, they were part of a strategy to frame future debate on appropriations for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 02/22/11 news, 11022202, for BP summary announcing House passage of H.R. 1.)