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| US House passes $1.1tn budget bill to avert shutdown | US House passes $1.1tn budget bill to avert shutdown |
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| The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.1tn budget hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday. | The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.1tn budget hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday. |
| The Republican measure was passed by 219 votes to 206 after President Barack Obama had urged Democrats to support the measure. | |
| It will fund most of the government until September 2015, but some areas will only receive emergency funding. | It will fund most of the government until September 2015, but some areas will only receive emergency funding. |
| Republicans won control of both House and Senate in elections last month. | Republicans won control of both House and Senate in elections last month. |
| A relieved John Boehner, the Republicans' House leader, said: "Thank you and Merry Christmas." | |
| Fifty-seven Democrats vote for the bill, but others were bitter at the president's appeal, with Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi says she was "enormously disappointed" at Mr Obama's position. | |
| Immigration issue | |
| The Republicans strongly oppose President Obama's immigration reforms and so the bill only funds the Department of Homeland Security until February. | |
| Republicans hope that when the new congress meets at the start of next year, they can force changes to the president's plans. | |
| The bill must now be passed by the Senate and send to the president to sign into law. | |
| The bill funds the government at the same levels that were negotiated last December. | The bill funds the government at the same levels that were negotiated last December. |
| It also adds emergency funding requested by President Barack Obama, including funds to fight Ebola in West Africa and money for US air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. | It also adds emergency funding requested by President Barack Obama, including funds to fight Ebola in West Africa and money for US air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. |
| As presented earlier in the week, the 1,600 page bill also includes a number of provisions intended to gain votes from both parties, including: | As presented earlier in the week, the 1,600 page bill also includes a number of provisions intended to gain votes from both parties, including: |