Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year
- President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, postponing the budget fight with Republicans.
- The measure passed with bipartisan support, keeping the government open until after the holidays and allowing more time for negotiations on spending levels.
- The bill extends current funding levels for two more months and sets new shutdown deadlines in January and February.
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Biden signs bill averting shutdown, teeing up 2024 budget battle
President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill to extend government funding into early 2024, averting a government shutdown for now but kicking a politically-divisive debate over federal spending into a presidential election year. The White House confirmed the move in a statement early Friday morning in Washington, less than a day before existing funding would have expired. Biden — in California for a summit of APEC leaders — signed the legislation o…
Biden signs stopgap spending bill, averts government shutdown
Washington, DC [US], November 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden signed the stopgap spending bill into law, preventing a government shutdown and initiating a contentious funding battle in the coming year, CNN reported on Friday (local time). The two-step plan, a victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson, received bipartisan support in both chambers. It establishes […]
Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled - Austin Daily Herald
SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins this week, ensuring the government remains open until after the holiday season, and potentially giving lawmakers more time…
News Wrap: Biden signs temporary spending bill to avert government shutdown
In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown for at least two more months, Ukraine's military says it's making gains in the Kherson region, flooding in eastern Africa has claimed the lives of at least 130 people and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at her home in Plains, Georgia.
President Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert gov. shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson drafted a two-part, short term funding bill to keep parts of the government open through early 2024 but the bill doesn’t include aid to Israel or Ukraine. It also doesn’t include spending cuts that hard right republican’s want.
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