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House Votes To Avert Government Shutdown With Just Hours To Spare

The third time is the charm after the failure of two budget proposals threaten a shutdown right before the holidays.

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Speaker Johnson emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol, December 20, 2024. AP/J. Scott Applewhite
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

The House approved a budget bill Friday evening to avert a government shutdown, sending the revised proposal to the Senate with mere hours to go until a midnight deadline.

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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