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House sends White House short-term spending bill

The Columbian
Published: October 2, 2011, 5:00pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a short-term spending bill that keeps the government running for six weeks and buys time for future budget negotiations.

The 352-66 vote sends the measure to President Barack Obama in time to avert a government shutdown at midnight.

The legislation gives Congress and the White House more time to iron out their differences on a $1 trillion-plus pile of unfinished budget work.

The vote also ends a fight over whether some aid for victims of Hurricane Irene and other natural disasters should have been offset by cuts elsewhere.

Lawmakers decided to drop $1 billion in disaster relief and cuts to a loan guarantee program that helps automakers retool factories to meet new fuel economy standards.

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