A bipartisan budget and debt deal has passed the Senate and is heading to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature.

Thursday's 67-28 vote addresses a worrisome set of Washington deadlines as Trump's allies and adversaries set aside ideology in exchange for relative fiscal peace and stability.

The measure would permit the government to resume borrowing to pay all its bills and would set an overall $1.37 trillion limit on agency budgets approved by Congress annually. It also would remove the prospect of a government shutdown in October and automatic spending cuts.

But a tea party senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, says the legislation really is a spectacular failure because it will add hundreds of billions of dollars to the country's spiraling debt. 

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) issued the following statement:

“I voted in favor of today’s bipartisan budget agreement because the fiscal brinksmanship in Washington must end. While I have concerns over the continued growth of the federal deficit because of this President’s tax giveaway to the rich and corporations, this bipartisan agreement also has a lot of good news for Nevadans. Under this bill, we’ve done away with the dangerous, arbitrary cuts to vital programs and boosted support to domestic initiatives over the next two-years by $56.5 billion. We’ve protected Nevadans from irresponsible and arbitrary cuts to programs that support vulnerable seniors and kids, initiatives like Head Start, Meals on Wheels, the Indian Health Service and crucial medical research at the National Institute of Health. This bipartisan agreement also provides $46.5 billion to vital defense department programs that keep our country safe and that serve as the lifeblood to our military installations in the Silver State. As we continue through the budget process in Congress, Nevadans should know one thing: I’ll do all I can to be vigilant to protect critical programs from budget cuts and fight for every last dollar for our state that strengthens programs that provide dignity to every Nevadan.”