Washington, Dec 21, 2024 (AFP) - US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown

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2024-12-21

The US Congress averted a government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of negotiations that went down to the wire, as the Senate rubber-stamped a bill passed earlier by the House to fund federal agencies through mid-March. With the midnight deadline already expired by more than half an hour, senators fast-tracked the package to a vote, halting shutdown preparations and saving Christmas for more than 800,000 workers at risk of being sent home wi......

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