ransition of Power Live Updates Trump weighs a shutdown Where Trump and Musk stand Trump Cabinet tracker Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 20, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) 2 hours ago Social Security measure passes Senate, sending it to Biden The measure would expand Social Security benefits to public sector workers who also collect pensions. Anthony Adragna Anthony Adragna 12/21/2024, 12:16am ET The Senate broadly approved a measure expanding Social Security payments to millions of certain public sector workers, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature. The vote on the Social Security Fairness Act was 76-20. It previously passed the House in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 327-75 in November after rank-and-file lawmakers used a procedural measure, known as a discharge petition, to force a floor vote without House GOP leaders’ blessing. "We will vote on taking up the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal flawed policies that eat away at the benefits of those who've worked as teachers, firefighters, postal workers, or public sector workers,” Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote. If signed into law, the measure will expand Social Security benefits to public sector workers who also collect pensions. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the measure will cost more than $190 billion over the next decade and means the Social Security trust fund will “be exhausted roughly half a year earlier than it would be under current law.” Lead Art: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 20, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) | AP Continue on to view the day's latest updates 2 hours ago The Senate has missed the midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown, but a vote is expected in the earliest hours of Saturday morning on a bill to fund the government. The brief lapse in federal funding in the overnight hours is expected to have minimal impact on government operations. The Senate plans to vote in the next few hours on a short-term funding patch that will fund the government through March 14 and provide $110 billion in disaster aid. The House