House to vote Tuesday on government funding measure

[February 06, 2018]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday on a short-term measure to fund the federal government through March 23 and avert another shutdown, Republican House members said on Monday.

The measure would fund most government agencies and contain a year of defense funding as well as two years of funding for community health centers, the Republican representatives told reporters.

(Reporting by Amanda Becker; Writing by Eric Walsh; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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