Obama signs stopgap bill averting shutdown

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/262998-obama-signs-stopgap-bill-funding-government-for-five-days

December 11, 2015, 05:58 pm
Obama signs stopgap bill averting shutdown

By Jordan Fabian


President Obama signed a stopgap spending bill on Friday to keep the government open for five days while lawmakers race to finish a long-term budget deal. Obama signed the measure, which funds the government through Dec. 16, just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a shutdown.

The House passed the spending bill on Friday, one day after the Senate approved the measure.

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are working toward passing a year-long spending bill. But the two sides have been unable to reach a final agreement due a dispute over contentious policy riders.
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