Congress passes last-minute measure to avert government shutdown
Congress has voted to continue government funding through 5 May, averting a government shut down for at least a week. Members of Congress clamoured to put together a funding bill for the 2017 fiscal year by Friday’s deadline, but were unable to reach consensus. The bill passed today gives Congress one more week to decide on a budget for the current year. Republican leadership introduced the stopgap measure – commonly referred to as a “continuing resolution” – late Wednesday night. A failure to pass the bill would have resulted in a ...
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