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House passes funding bill in bid to avoid government shutdown

The US House managed to pass a funding bill in a bid to avert a government shutdown. The stopgap bill will help keep the government funded into March and includes things like disaster relief funds. It now goes to the Senate for approval. Yahoo Finance Anchor Akiko Fujita reports the details in the video above. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here. This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.