Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Fund Federal Agencies
• Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package to prevent government shutdown • Funds departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, HHS, State, general government, financial services, foreign operations • Provides over 3% increase for defense spending, about flat funding for nondefense • Avoids "extreme cuts" House Republicans sought, per Biden • Third time this month Biden has signed funding legislation to avoid shutdown