US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate :-ET

 

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media following the passage of a spending legislation to avert a government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

The US House approved a bill to prevent a government shutdown. The bill extends funding until March. It includes disaster aid and farm subsidies. The bill does not raise the debt ceiling. President-elect Trump wanted the debt ceiling raised. The Senate needs to pass the bill. President Biden will then sign it.

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