Plan OKd to Avoid Federal Shutdown
Signaling that Republicans want no part of an election-season government shutdown, the House and Senate voted to keep federal agencies open next month despite raging budget fights between Congress and President Clinton. The House voted, 421-0, to let agencies function through Oct. 9 to give Congress and the president more time to complete their budget work. The Senate followed with a voice vote, whisking the measure to Clinton’s desk. Fiscal year 1999 begins Oct. 1, but so far legislators have sent Clinton just one of 13 spending bills needed for the new year.
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