The U.S. House of Representatives passed the modified spending package on Tuesday, which the Senate had handed them on Friday. The move ended the government shutdown that kicked in on Saturday, which most people weren’t even aware of. More than that, it marks the first time that Congress has managed to do its job and pass a plan for the upcoming fiscal year without being in a major state of stopgap crisis.
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The only catch is that the spending bill funds almost the entirety of the U.S. government — except for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Senate punted on the funding that the House had put in place in its first bill. Senate Republicans made the acquiescence to placate their
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