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Trump Signs Continuing Resolution To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 11

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 1st, 2020

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Trump Signs Continuing Resolution To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 11

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

President Trump on Wednesday evening signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, after the Senate passed the measure earlier in the day by a vote of 84 to 10. The continuing resolution includes an exemption allowing the Navy to move forward on procurement of the first two Columbia-class submarines and extends the deadline for defense contractors to submit COVID-related claims for reimbursement out to that December date. “This bipartisan continuing resolution will keep government…

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