Congress Does Bare Minimum to Keep Government Open Next Week
- Stopgap funding bill averts shutdown before Trump’s 100th Day
- Lawmakers to continue talks on broader financing bill
Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Averting Shutdown
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Congress gave itself one more week to agree on a spending bill to fund the U.S. government through September, leading into President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office Saturday by keeping the lights on.
The 382-30 House vote Friday was followed quickly by unanimous Senate passage of the stopgap spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline. Trump signed the bill Friday evening, according to a White House official. "We feel very good" that lawmakers will be able to pass a full spending bill next week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters earlier in the day.