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A Government Shutdown Is Averted for Now With a Temporary Funding Bill. What Happens in a Shutdown?

Oct 1, 2023 | thewellnews.com | Christina Paulos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has averted for now a threatened government shutdown that would have disrupted many services, squeezed federal employees and roiled politics. The threat was set aside late Saturday after Congress voted to keep agencies open until Nov. 17. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for House passage, before the Senate easily approved the measure Saturday night. President Joe Biden later signed the measure.