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Biden Signs FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Shutdown Averted

Biden Signs FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Shutdown Averted
President Joe Biden addresses the nation on Oct. 19, 2023 on the U.S.' support to Ukraine and Israel. Photo: The White House.

President Biden on Saturday signed a spending package of the final six remaining fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including $824.3 billion for defense, averting a partial government shutdown. “The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, invests in the American people and strengthens our economy and national security. This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. Facing a funding deadline at midnight on Friday, the House first…

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