Republicans and Democrats back last-gasp bill to avert US government shutdown

Описание: Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives have reached an eleventh-hour compromise to continue funding the government for 45 days.

In a dramatic about-turn, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House speaker, backed down from hardliners’ demands but the deal includes no money for Ukraine - a major point of contention for Democrats.

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The stop-gap will continue federal funding for 45 days to avoid the US government shutting down.

Late on Saturday night, the bill passed the Democrat-led Senate in time to reach Joe Biden’s desk before the midnight deadline.

The deal averts a feared shutdown that came on a day of drama in Washington. The Republican-led House had appeared on course to vote down the stop-gap measure amid bitter internal fighting over the country’s spending levels.

Mr McCarthy, the embattled Republican majority leader speaker, relied on Democratic votes to pass the measure, a move that will infuriate his party’s hardliners and further imperil his position.

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