House Passes Government Funding Package to End Partial Shutdown

The House of Representatives passed a government funding package that ends the partial shutdown by funding most federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year, September 30. The measure...

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The House of Representatives passed a government funding package that ends the partial shutdown by funding most federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year, September 30. The measure cleared a critical procedural vote despite opposition from ultraconservative Republicans, followed by the passage of the bill itself with support from nearly two dozen Democrats. Megan Scully reports. (Source: Bloomberg)