House Passes Funding Bill - Averting Shutdown

[Jimmy Higgins]

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Congress approved a two-week extension on Thursday for a key government funding deadline, setting up a showdown over spending just days before Christmas that could trigger a partial government shutdown later this month.

The stopgap spending measure, which now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature, pushes the deadline when funding will expire for several government agencies from December 7 to December 21. If Trump signs the measure, lawmakers will have averted a partial shutdown this week, but the threat of a potential shutdown still looms on the horizon.

Alright, Congress finally gets something done! Now onto other business.

Hey... wait.

Congress approved a two-week extension on Thursday for a key government funding deadline, setting up a showdown over spending just days before Christmas that could trigger a partial government shutdown later this month.

A two week extension?! Jebus fucking Jebus! It is December 6... December 20 would be two weeks from now... right before Xmas!!! What do they think they could manage to fail to accomplish in these last two weeks that they couldn't fail to accomplish in the last couple of months?