Congress Avoids Homeland Security Shutdown With Stopgap Measure
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to the chamber.
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Congress averted a partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with only two hours to spare by passing a stopgap funding bill that punts a fight over immigration into next week.
The House of Representatives, with support from Democrats, voted 357-60 on Friday for approval. The Senate passed the bill by a voice vote. President Barack Obama signed the measure into law.