Government shutdown nears possible end
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The House of Representatives passed a government funding package to end the partial shutdown over DHS reforms.
More than 10,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers are furloughed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers time to negotiate potential limits on his immigration crackdown.
The US is facing its second government shutdown this week within six months, but despite efforts, a deal could easily fall through the cracks. The Senate could just manage to narrowly avoid the shutdown as the chamber has come into session right now (11am Eastern Time) in the United States after Sen.
The House Rules Committee on Monday night advanced legislation to end a partial government shutdown, teeing up what will be a tight vote on the House floor for House Republican leadership. The panel advanced the funding package 8-4 along party lines.
President Trump signed a spending package on Tuesday that reopened major parts of the government, as well as fund the Department of Homeland Security as negotiations over restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown continue.
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