Updated Dec. 17, 2013 10:32 a.m. ET
*U.S. Senate Votes 67-33 to Advance Bipartisan Budget Plan
*Vote Sets Up Budget Agreement for Final Senate Vote This Week
*Budget Plan Clears Key Hurdle, Passage in Senate is All But Certain
*Two-Year Budget Plan All but Ends Threat of Another Government Shutdown
(MORE TO COME)
WASHINGTON—The Senate this morning is expected to vote to move a bipartisan budget deal past its most significant hurdle in the chamber, all but ending the threat of another government shutdown.
*U.S. Senate Votes 67-33 to Advance Bipartisan Budget Plan
*Vote Sets Up Budget Agreement for Final Senate Vote This Week
*Budget Plan Clears Key Hurdle, Passage in Senate is All But Certain
*Two-Year Budget Plan All but Ends Threat of Another Government Shutdown
(MORE TO COME)
WASHINGTON—The Senate this morning is expected to vote to move a bipartisan budget deal past its most significant hurdle in the chamber, all but ending the threat of another government shutdown.