"House Approves $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Prevent Shutdown"

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Source: The Independent
"House Approves $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Prevent Shutdown"
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The US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown, despite objections from conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene. The bill will keep the government open until the end of Fiscal Year 2024 and includes funding for various departments. Greene initiated a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, but it will not trigger an immediate vote. The Senate also passed the bill, and it now awaits President Joe Biden's signature. The passage of the bill allows for a two-week vacation for Congress, but work on spending bills will continue.

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