President signs bill into law just hours after Congress passed legislation, averting partial shutdown
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. “But it rejects extreme cuts […]
Congress released a massive $1.2 trillion bill on Thursday to fund the rest of the federal government. The package, which runs more than 1,000 pages, would provide funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch. Lawmakers have until the end of Friday to approve the bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. The legislation would complete the funding of federal agencies through the fiscal year, which ends...
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. “But it rejects extreme cuts from House Republicans and expands access to child care, invests in cancer research, funds mental health and substance use care, advances...
WILMINGTON, Del. >> President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills today after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown.
Biden held Congress to task in his remarks, calling on the House to pass a national security supplemental and Congress to pass a border security agreement.
Biden held Congress to task in his remarks, calling on the House to pass a national security supplemental and Congress to pass a border security agreement.
The Senate passed the budget in a 74-24 vote at roughly 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement.
President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that Congress just passed, ending the threat of a potential partial government shutdown
It took lawmakers six months into the current budget year to get near the finish line on
The US House on Friday approved a $1.2 trillion government funding package that could help avert a government shutdown with a critical deadline looming. The House vote was bipartisan, with 286 members for it — 185 Democrats and 101 Republicans — and 134 against. Twelve members did not vote. The US Senate is now expected to quickly consider the plan, as numerous government operations need to be funded by the end of the day on Friday, including the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor,...