"Congress Averts Shutdown with Short-Term Funding Bill Amid GOP Opposition"
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The Senate has passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown, funding various departments through March 8 and others through March 22. The bill is on its way to President Biden for signing, following bipartisan agreement on six of the 12 annual spending bills. The temporary extension comes after concerns about the economic impact of a shutdown, with Congress set to approve over $1.6tn in spending for the fiscal year.
- Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown The Guardian US
- These senators voted against the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown The Hill
- Congress passes stop-gap spending bill, preventing a partial government shutdown NPR
- The latest on funding negotiations as shutdown deadline looms CNN
- GOP hardliners furious at Johnson for passing another short-term spending bill with Dems: 'Usual c--p' Fox News
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