The New Paper

December 22, 2020

Congress passes a $1.4T government funding bill, alongside $900B coronavirus aid package

Congress passed a broader $1.4T government funding bill (alongside the coronavirus aid package) that will keep the government funded through September 2021, the end of its fiscal year. It follows a series of recent stopgap measures to avoid a government shutdown during negotiations over the spending packages.
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