"Biden Signs Crucial Spending Bills, Averts Shutdown"
TL;DR
President Biden signed a $460 billion spending package passed by the Senate, avoiding a federal government shutdown. The legislation includes six annual spending bills and is part of ongoing negotiations to fully fund federal agencies by March 22. Lawmakers from both parties praised the bipartisan effort, with Democrats fending off most Republican policy riders. The bill also includes over 6,600 projects requested by individual lawmakers, drawing criticism from some Republicans.
Topics:nationpolitics#bipartisan#federal-agencies#government-shutdown#joe-biden#politics#spending-bills
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