Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is closing in on a deal to move the next set of spending bills, with the breakthrough leaving open the possibility the Senate could hold a floor vote before the Christmas recess.

Leadership has run a hotline, a message to all Senate offices, to see if there are objections to bundling five spending bills together as part of the minibus, with 10 separate amendments that will get a floor vote.

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Thune is also granting votes on each of the five spending measures individually, a creative maneuver that allows senators to register their sup

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