House passes bill to avoid shutdown
By Cristina Marcos - 12/07/17 04:49 PM EST
The House on Thursday passed a two-week stopgap spending bill one day before a deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
House Republicans managed to pass the legislation mostly along party lines in the 235-193 vote, despite often coming short of securing a majority of the majority on measures to keep the government open in recent years.
Fourteen Democrats voted for the measure and 18 Republicans voted "no."
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