Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec. 23

December 16, 2022

WXXV Staff,

President Joe Biden waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One in Washington, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has signed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.

Congress in September passed a bill to keep the government running through midnight Friday. The latest extension funds federal agencies through Dec. 23.

That will give lawmakers more time to fashion a roughly $1.7 trillion package currently being negotiated that would finance the day-to-day operations of government agencies for the full fiscal year.

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