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US Congress votes to avert shutdown, keep gov't funded
The Philippine Star
|January 20, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress sent US President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
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The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Shortly before the vote, the House Freedom Caucus announced it "strongly opposes" the measure because it would facilitate more spending than they support.
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