House OKs spending bill, sending legislation to Senate just days before government set to shutdown

House approves spending bill in hopes of averting a government shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic

Tuesday in hopes of averting a government shutdown that would rock the country in eight days in the midst of a global pandemic.

"We have reached an agreement with Republicans on the CR to add nearly $8 billion in desperately needed nutrition assistance for hungry schoolchildren and families," she said."We also increase accountability in the Commodity Credit Corporation, preventing funds for farmers from being misused for a Big Oil bailout."

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