US House approves deal to avert partial government shutdown
- Economy
- AFP
- Published Date: 12:40 | 07 March 2024
- Modified Date: 12:40 | 07 March 2024
The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a deal on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown due to kick in at the end of the week.
The compromise package of six government funding bills passed with more than the required two-thirds majority, and now heads to the US Senate for a vote.