Senate passes government funding bill to avert shutdown until March

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : All the funding bills kept federal spending at fiscal year 2023 levels.
45% : The upper chamber voted 77-18 to pass further appropriations at current levels until March 1 for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration and military construction The 13-page bill also approved funding until March 8 for the Pentagon and all other federal agencies.

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