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Bipartisan Effort Halts Clock on Shutdown, Buying More Time for Funding Bill

by Sonia Park
Bipartisan Effort Halts Clock on Shutdown, Buying More Time for Funding Bill

Bipartisanship emerged victorious in the halls of Congress this weekend, as leaders from both sides secured a temporary funding agreement that staves off a potential government shutdown for at least the next two months. The eleventh-hour deal, announced on Sunday, buys crucial time for lawmakers to finalize the $1.59 trillion appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024.

Rory O'Neill reports.

The stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), operates in two phases. The first extends funding for government agencies currently set to expire on Friday, January 19th, to March 1st. The second phase applies to. . .

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