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Biden signs bill to fund US government, avoid shutdown

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President Joe Biden leaves after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown section of Washington, Sept. 30, 2023. [AP Photo]

President Joe Biden has signed a bill to fund the U.S. government through mid-November and avoid a shutdown, less than an hour before money for federal agencies was set to run out.

Biden posted a picture of himself signing the bill on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, late Saturday night. In the message, he urged Congress to get to work immediately to pass funding bills for the full fiscal year.

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