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Congress Passes New CR To Keep Government Open Into Early March

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

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Congress Passes New CR To Keep Government Open Into Early March

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap funding measure to keep the government open into early March, allowing lawmakers additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. The Senate first voted 77-18 to pass the continuing resolution and then the House approved the measure with a 314-109 vote later on Thursday, sending the bill to the president’s desk for final signature. “I have been working nonstop with my colleagues in both chambers to keep this process moving…

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