Biden Signs Major Government Funding Bill Just in Time to Prevent a Shutdown

NBC News, March 9, 2024–Kate Santaliz and Sahil Kapur
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a major government funding bill into law, defusing fears of a partial shutdown.

A White House statement announcing that Biden had signed the bill thanked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers for their leadership on the issue.

The Senate voted 75-22 on Friday to pass the funding bill to keep a slew of agencies afloat through September. The 1,050-page measure is a collection of six appropriations bills negotiated by Schumer, Johnson, Biden and top appropriators in both parties and chambers. It funds the departments of Justice, Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation and many other parts of the government, after leaders split federal funding into two packages.
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