Congress passes bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown
"The latest on a government shutdown:
Today(Sept 30) was the last day for Congress to fund the government. A shutdown was set begin at 12:01 a.m. if Congress did not finish its work in time.
A last-minute agreement passed the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, sending a bill to keep government funded through Nov. 17 to the president's desk.
The bill, pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., includes disaster relief funds but does not include new aid for Ukraine.
McCarthy brought up the new bill after House Republicans failed to pass their short-term spending bill Thursday in an embarrassing defeat.
President Joe Biden signed the bill into law late Saturday night."
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