‘Perfect storm’:  Senate prospects look dim after House avoids partial shutdown

After a 217-212 vote in the House Friday passing a short-term spending bill that will extend government funding for seven weeks, avoiding a partial government shutdown on October 1, prospects for the two parties to come together in the Senate are dim, according to the AP.Ryan Clancy, chief strategist for the centrist Third Way group, said in August that a shutdown in October would be inevitable due to a “perfect storm” of conditions.The b…

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