House approves stopgap measure for U.S. spending
Outlays for 6 months, up 0.6%, pass 329-91 as GOP joins in to bide time
Posted: September 14, 2012 at 3:33 a.m.
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., (left) the Republican vice presidential candidate, walks with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, as they return to Capitol Hill on Thursday to vote on a stopgap spending bill that avoids a government shutdown in Washington.
The House on Thursday endorsed a 0.6 percent increase in federal spending as part of a six-month stopgap budget measure that will probably be the last major bill to clear Congress before the Nov. 6 election.
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