The U.S. Senate has passed a 1.1 trillion dollar spending Bill which narrowly cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday and survived a series of procedural hurdles to pass the Senate 56 votes to 40 late Saturday. It averts a federal government shutdown and funds the government through the fiscal year next September. The Bill will now be sent to the White House where President Barack Obama has said he will sign it into law.Mr. Obama has said the Bill includes provisions he does not like, but that there are other parts that ensure progress would continue on health insurance, climate change, early childhood education and job growth.