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| Shutdown averted: Biden signs stopgap bill to keep US government open through December | Shutdown averted: Biden signs stopgap bill to keep US government open through December |
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| Democrats and Republicans have agreed to keep the government funded for two more months, approving a continuing resolution in back-to-back Senate and House votes. President Joe Biden signed the bill shortly before the deadline. | Democrats and Republicans have agreed to keep the government funded for two more months, approving a continuing resolution in back-to-back Senate and House votes. President Joe Biden signed the bill shortly before the deadline. |
| The US Senate approved the temporary funding measure with 65 votes in favor and 35 opposed. The House voted 254-175, with a large majority of Republicans voting against the legislation. | The US Senate approved the temporary funding measure with 65 votes in favor and 35 opposed. The House voted 254-175, with a large majority of Republicans voting against the legislation. |
| The US fiscal year begins on October 1, and President Biden signed the bill just hours before the midnight deadline. | The US fiscal year begins on October 1, and President Biden signed the bill just hours before the midnight deadline. |
| Though they joined forces to keep the lights on, the two parties are still at odds over the issue of raising the debt ceiling – which will come to a head sometime in mid-October – as well as a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion spending bill the Democrats are trying to pass without any Republican votes. | Though they joined forces to keep the lights on, the two parties are still at odds over the issue of raising the debt ceiling – which will come to a head sometime in mid-October – as well as a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion spending bill the Democrats are trying to pass without any Republican votes. |
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