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House passes legislation to fund agriculture, transportation, housing programs

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The House on Thursday passed two more bills to re-open shuttered federal agencies that would provide full-year funding for programs dealing with agriculture,…
The House on Thursday passed two more bills to re-open shuttered federal agencies that would provide full-year funding for programs dealing with agriculture, transportation, and housing as the partial government shutdown closes in on entering its fourth week.
House Democrats are trying to force the issue and attract support from Republicans anxious to end the shutdown by passing individual spending bills this week that would fund items like food stamps and infrastructure projects.
The GOP has dismissed the gambit as mere theatrics.

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