OAN’s Sophia Flores
12:25 PM – Thursday, February 29, 2024
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has approved legislation that is being utilized to avert a partial government shutdown.
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On Thursday, Republicans and Democrats came together in a 320-99 vote to approve a short-term stopgap measure.
113 Republicans voted in favor of the bill while 97 Republicans voted against it. Two Democrats voted “no.”
The stopgap bill will extend government funding short-term.
The voting results extended the government’s deadline to pass a full year appropriations bill from March 8th to March 22nd.
This stopgap bill is the fourth one passed since October 1st that has been needed to keep federal agencies open.
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