(Washington, DC) — The Senate is trying to avert a government shutdown.
The government runs out of money late tonight without an extension of funding.
The House passed a bill yesterday that extends government spending into late April.
Several Senate Democrats are blocking the bill in a dispute over healthcare for coal miners.
The House bill includes a four month extension of health insurance coverage for thousands of miners.
The group of Senate Democrats wants the program extended for at least one year.
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