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Congress passes bill to avoid a government shutdown.

Congress passes bill to avoid a government shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attend a Menorah lighting to celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah, in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. (Photo by Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images).

Congress passed a stopgap measure to avoiding a partial shutdown this weekend.

The Republican-led House passed the bill by a vote of 314-108. The Democratic-controlled Senate pass the bill 77-18. The measure now heads to president Joe Biden’s desk.

“We have good news for America — there will not be a shutdown on Friday,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) said before the vote, according to CBS News . “It’s precisely what Americans want to see — both sides working together and governing responsibly. No chaos, no spectacle, no shutdown.”

The new legislation keep the government funded through March 1 and March 8.