Vermont delegation splits over resolution to avoid shutdown

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — Congress averted a federal shutdown Thursday evening by passing a spending bill that will keep government open for two more weeks.
The three members of Vermont’s delegation were divided over the temporary fix, which came one day before the government would have run out of funds.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., was in favor of the short-term continuing resolution. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I