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Lopsided bipartisan vote eliminates threat of government shutdown and ensures Pentagon funding

By Jamie McIntyre
Published September 23, 2020 11:03am ET
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Lopsided bipartisan vote eliminates threat of government shutdown and ensures Pentagon funding
NO SHUTDOWN THIS YEAR: In the end, it wasn’t close. Compromises on both sides allowed passage of a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 11 in the House on Tuesday on a 359-57 vote. The temporary funding measure could be taken up by the Senate and sent to President Trump for […]

NO SHUTDOWN THIS YEAR: In the end, it wasn’t close. Compromises on both sides allowed passage of a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 11 in the House on Tuesday on a 359-57 vote.

The temporary funding measure could be taken up by the Senate and sent to President Trump for his signature as soon as this week.

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