US Congress passes bill few hours before shutdown

Published : Saturday, 21 December, 2024 at 1:14 PM Count : 411

Observer Online Desk

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 without pay, reports AFP.

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