The United States Congress is moving to avert a government shutdown by passing a temporary spending measure in advance of a midnight deadline.The US Senate passed the temporary funding bill on Thursday afternoon, sending the legislation – which would avoid a partial shutdown of US government agencies – to the House of Representatives for a vote expected later in the day.“This is a good outcome, one I’m happy we are getting done,” Chuck Schumer, the top Democratic senator, told colleagues on the chamber floor ahead of the 65-35 vote.
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