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Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown and
bring budget fight to a close
By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law-
makers introduced a $1.2
trillion spending package
Thursday that sets the stage
for avoiding a partial govern-
ment shutdown for several
key federal agencies this
weekend and allows Con-
gress, nearly six months into
the budget year, to complete
its work funding the govern-
ment through September.
Democrats were able to
swat back scores of policy
mandates and some of the
steeper budget cuts that
House Republicans were
seeking to impose on non-
defense programs, though
House Speaker Mike John-
son, R-La., highlighted some
wins, including a nearly 24%
increase in detention beds
for migrants awaiting their
immigration proceedings or Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters to discuss efforts to pass the final set of spending bills to avoid
removal from the country. a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Associated Press
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