Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Funding Bill, Ends Shutdown Threat
- Package funds US government agencies through Sept. 30
- Biden calls on Congress to approve Ukraine, border measures
US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on Friday.
Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion funding package that keeps the US government running through Sept. 30, averting a partial shutdown.
The White House announced the signing on Saturday after the US Senate approved the package in the early morning hours. That ended a partisan tug-of-war, marked by repeated infighting among Republicans over amendments. With a midnight deadline looming, Senate leaders beat back efforts by conservative Republicans to enact deep spending cuts and restrictions on migration.