A 79-12 vote in the Senate averts a government shutdown.  Why?  Because FEMA found the money it needs to provide disaster relief for the rest of the fiscal year itself, allowing the Senate to pass a funding resolution with no offsetting cuts and no additional aid to the agency.

FOX News Radio’s Jared Halpern reports from Washington:

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