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CQ Budget, Episode No. 330

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., paved the way for a bipartisan stopgap funding bill after shelving a push for an election security measure.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., paved the way for a bipartisan stopgap funding bill after shelving a push for an election security measure. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted September 23, 2024 at 2:14pm

After weeks of partisan posturing, congressional leaders settled on a bipartisan bill to stave off a partial government shutdown next month. CQ Roll Call’s Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the bumpy path to a continuing resolution and the final obstacles to passage.

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