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    Days From Shutdown Deadline, Congress Races To Pass Temporary Government Funding Bill

    With the government set to run out of money on Thursday, lawmakers say another temporary funding measure is needed. A stopgap spending bill that has been introduced funds agencies through Dec. 20.
    by Claudia Grisales Nov 18, 2019 2 minutes
    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has been seeking a short-term deal to fund the government through Dec. 20. Currently, federal agencies are set to run out of money on Thursday.

    House lawmakers have introduced a temporary funding measure to thwart another government shutdown, with hopes to move the legislation to the Senate and the president's desk before federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Thursday.

    The legislative measure, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, will fund

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