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Bill to avert government shutdown passes House
But the prospects appear gloomy in the Senate as Democrats are all ready to block it
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Jan 19, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE US House of Representatives passed a stop-gap funding measure late on Thursday that would avert a government shutdown, sending it to the Senate where Democrats have vowed to block it.
With the federal government set to run out of money on Friday at midnight (Saturday 1pm, Singapore time) - the eve of the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration - the bill cleared the House with a 230-197 vote.
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