Congress vote averts US government shutdown
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 23, 2024
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The US Senate has agreed a $1.2tn spending package that will fund the US government through September.
Legislators narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the government with minutes to go before a midnight deadline.
While votes on a series of amendments are expected to continue for several hours, the agreement means that there will be no lapse in . . .