US Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Government Shutdown
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The US Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion spending package in a broadly bipartisan vote, averting a partial government shutdown. The legislation was approved by a vote of 74 to 24 and will now head to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The funding package, which runs more than 1,000 pages long, provides funding for various departments and ensures that the federal government is funded through the end of the fiscal year. The Senate approval came shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, following the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the bill on Friday morning. President Biden is expected to sign the bill later on Saturday. The package includes funding for significant federal programs, including the departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor...
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