Congress passes 3-month funding extension to avoid shutdown
The House and Senate approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, sending it to President Biden's desk.
The House and Senate approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, sending it to President Biden's desk.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is looking for a path forward to keep the government open after the of the month.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House would not proceed with a planned vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.
The package would conclude the long-delayed process of funding the government with a shutdown deadline quickly approaching.
The six-bill package funds parts of the federal government through September.
The measure delays a partial government shutdown for at least another week while Congress tries to agree on long-term funding.
"We believe we can get to agreement on these issues and prevent a government shutdown, and that's our first responsibility," Speaker Mike Johnson said.
Lawmakers are set to return to Capitol Hill with only a matter of days to avert a partial government shutdown.
The stopgap measure averts a partial government shutdown, delaying the funding deadlines until March.
Facing next week's deadline to avert a shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made plans to move forward with a temporary measure to keep the government funded.
"Even just the discussion of shutdowns causes a noticeable change in foot traffic," the owner of an appliance store Virginia said. "It hurts."
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
The two-step bill punts the fight over government spending until after the holidays.
Congress faces a Friday deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
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