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House votes to pass stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House joined the Senate on Thursday to approve a bill to fund the government through Dec. 3 and avert a government shutdown for now.

The House voted 254-175 and the bill will now head to President Biden’s desk.

It’s one of several political issues being followed closely by the markets, which have fallen Thursday amid uncertainty about the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package.

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