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US Congress strikes deal to prevent shutdown

today18 December, 2024

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United States lawmakers have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government functioning by pushing a funding deadline to March. The year-end package — the last major legislation Congress will clear this year — includes a bill to restrict American investment in China, and more than $100 billion in emergency aid for natural disasters. Benji Hyer reports.

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Written by: Leonard Witbeen