By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/obama-signs-bill-fund-government-december Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Obama signs bill to fund government until December Politics Sep 29, 2016 3:50 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government from shutting down at the end of the week. Lawmakers eager to leave town to campaign for re-election gave themselves breathing room by voting to continue existing spending levels for another 10 weeks, beyond the Nov. 8 election. Members of Congress will have to reach agreement on funding for the rest of the budget year when they meet in a lame-duck session after the election. The bill Obama signed Thursday also provides $1.1 billion to address the Zika crisis. And it has $500 million to help Louisiana flood victims. This post will be updated. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government from shutting down at the end of the week. Lawmakers eager to leave town to campaign for re-election gave themselves breathing room by voting to continue existing spending levels for another 10 weeks, beyond the Nov. 8 election. Members of Congress will have to reach agreement on funding for the rest of the budget year when they meet in a lame-duck session after the election. The bill Obama signed Thursday also provides $1.1 billion to address the Zika crisis. And it has $500 million to help Louisiana flood victims. This post will be updated. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now