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U.S. House votes to avert government shutdown
Congress approved a funding stopgap Thursday to keep the US government operating through September, while the House backed a Republican blueprint that lays out budget austerity for the next decade. The two votes came in rapid-fire succession in the House of Representatives ahead of a two-week congressional holiday recess. The…
Budget bill to avoid government shutdown includes ATF prohibition from using data to analyze gun crimes
Several pro-gun measures have found their way into a Senate bill meant to prevent the federal government from shutting down, according to an Associated Press report on Wednesday. The provisions include one that would prevent the reclassification of antique guns, which are often easier to sell between individuals. Two other…
House passes bill to prevent government shutdown
The US House passed a stop-gap funding measure Wednesday that keeps the government operating through fiscal year 2013, as Congress seeks to seal a needed budget extension before a March 27 deadline. The Republican-sponsored bill, which passed 267-151, would shift several billion dollars to certain military operations as a way…
Republican leaders optimistic about averting government shutdown
Leaders from both sides of the bitterly divided US Congress said Tuesday they were optimistic about a funding bill that would avert a possible government shutdown at the end of the month. President Barack Obama has been pushing for a deal in recent days by calling several Republican lawmakers, the…
Congress takes first step to avert a government shutdown
Congress takes first step to avert a government shutdown Congress took its first step toward making sure the government’s lights don’t go out when the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, but no one on Capitol Hill was declaring victory. The House approved government funding for six months into the…
Congress reaches deal to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON — US lawmakers clinched a deal to avoid a government shutdown that could have further undermined public confidence in American leaders, congressional sources said. Negotiators from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democrat-dominated Senate agreed to allow a vote by Friday on a $1 trillion bill that would…
House passes bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap spending bill to avert a looming government shutdown and keep key agencies open to October 4, sending it to President Barack Obama. The Senate had passed the legislation, known as a “continuing resolution” or “CR” late Monday, as…
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