Congress one step closer to avoiding government shutdown after bill passes House
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The House of Representatives took a step toward averting a partial government shutdown just before Election Day.
Faced with an Oct. 1 deadline and little bipartisan progress on fiscal year 2025 spending priorities, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a short-term extension of the current fiscal year’s federal funding levels to keep the government open through Dec. 20. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
The measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), gained wide bipartisan support – though more Democrats voted for it than Republicans, as expected. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com