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President Biden signed a temporary funding measure into law on Saturday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown after Congress acted at the last moment. Both the House and Senate worked late into Friday and early Saturday to pass the bill in a flurry of activity, highlighting the lingering influence of former President Trump on lawmakers’ decisions.
The funding bill extends government operations through March 14 and includes a one-year extension of the Farm Bill, along with over $100 billion in disaster relief for areas impacted by hurricanes. Biden acknowledged the compromises in the measure, emphasizing that neither side achieved all their goals. He noted that it blocked the Republican push for accelerated tax cuts for billionaires while ensuring the government remains fully operational. This, he said, was a positive outcome for Americans as they approach the holiday season.
Earlier in the week, Trump disrupted a bipartisan agreement by insisting that Congress address the debt limit before the year’s end. In response, a revised bill included a provision to suspend the debt limit for two years, but it failed to pass in the House on Thursday night. As a result, the debt limit measure was removed, and lawmakers focused on advancing the stopgap funding bill instead.