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How Congress averted government shutdown

In a stunning turn of events and in an 11th-hour push, Congress averted a government shutdown with just hours to spare. Here's how it happened.

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans after his last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open collapsed yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

In a stunning turn of events and in an 11th-hour push, Congress averted a government shutdown with just hours to spare. Here's how it happened.

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