Stopgap funding bill to avert a US government shutdown wins the House vote

<p>Stopgap funding bill to avert a US government shutdown has enough votes to pass in the House of Representatives.</p><p>Voting isn't over, it continues, but the bill will pass and be sent to the Senate. Its likely to pass in the Senate.</p><p>UPDATE – voting complete, bill passes.</p><p>House approves Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to keep parts of the federal government open until mid-January and others 'til February.</p><ul><li>plan includes no spending cuts</li><li>final vote was 336 to 95</li><li>
209 Ds voted for the bill</li><li>27 Rs voted yeas on it</li></ul>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.