WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that he expects the chamber to vote a stopgap measure that will fund the government until March, averting a partial shutdown that would otherwise begin when current funding expires on Dec. 20. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Scott Malone)
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US House Speaker Johnson aims for stopgap bill to fund government until March
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that he expects the chamber to vote a stopgap measure that will fund the government until March, averting a partial shutdown that would otherwise begin when current funding expires on Dec. 20.
(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Scott Malone)