The U.S. House of Representatives skirted a government shutdown for the second time in a week by passing a two-day stopgap funding bill to allow Congress more time to agree on a COVID relief bill.
The continuing resolution (CR), which passed the House and Senate with just hours to spare for Trump’s signature, will prevent a government shutdown and allow Congress more time to iron out sticking points in the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that Americans have been awaiting for months.
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said that the public should not expect a bill to be agreed to sooner than 1 p.m.
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