"Senate Passes $460 Billion Bill to Avert Government Shutdown"
TL;DR
US lawmakers have passed a government spending package, totaling $459bn, to avert a partial government shutdown. The bipartisan deal, passed by the Senate, faced opposition from some Republicans who wanted stronger measures to address immigration at the southern border. A larger fight looms ahead of a 22 March shutdown deadline as Congress must now find a way to agree on a budget for the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon's budget.
Topics:top-newspolitics#bipartisan-deal#government-shutdown#politics#senate#spending-package#us-government
- US lawmakers vote to avert government shutdown BBC.com
- Senate Clears $460 Billion Bill to Avert Partial Shutdown, Sending It to Biden The New York Times
- Government shutdown averted as Senate passes $459 billion funding bill The Washington Post
- House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline The Associated Press
- Senate passes key government funding bills hours ahead of shutdown deadline CNN
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