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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Frankie TAGGART

US Senators Race To Avert Partial Shutdown

Conservatives in the Senate are demanding that the leadership in both parties allow a vote on banning "earmarks" (Credit: AFP)

US senators were scrambling to vote by the end of Friday on a government funding package that would keep open several key departments threatened with closure this weekend after months of bitter wrangling failed to produce a 2024 budget.

The $460 billion package is expected to get broad support, but lawmakers were yet to lock in a timeline for holding a vote ahead of the midnight deadline, amid Republican infighting over spending cuts.

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