President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sept. 26 to punt the deadline for government funding to Dec. 20, foreclosing the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of the 2024 election.
“Tonight, bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open through mid-December. I want to thank both houses of Congress … for this bipartisan agreement and for avoiding a costly government shutdown,” Biden said in a statement on Sept. 25.
“The passage of this bill gives Congress more time to pass full-year funding bills by the end of this year.”
The bill, introduced on Sept. 22, sprinted through both chambers of Congress on Sept. 25….