U.S. House passes second massive spending package ahead of shutdown deadline
STORY: U.S. House passes second massive spending package ahead of shutdown deadline
SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024
DATELINE: March 23, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:32
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bill
STORYLINE:
The U.S. House on Friday approved the second spending package aimed at funding part of the government agencies and programs until September, sending it to the Senate before the midnight deadline to prevent a partial shutdown.
The lower chamber approved the package, which was unveiled early Thursday, in a vote of 286 to 134.
The 1.2-trillion-U.S.-dollar package would provide funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch through the fiscal year 2024, which ends Sept. 30.
The proposed package would allocate approximately 62 billion dollars in overall discretionary funds for Homeland Security, which was the most contentious part of th
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