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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. House lawmakers appear to have voted to approve a temporary stopgap spending measure at this hour. The latest attempt was similar to a measure that failed yesterday, with one major exception. ignoring President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a debt ceiling increase.
Republican Tom Cole of Oklahoma said while far from perfect, the other option was worse. Governing by continuing resolution, Mr. Speaker, is never ideal. But Congress has a responsibility to keep the government open and operating for the American people. The alternative, a government shutdown, would be devastating to our national defense and for our constituents and would be a grave mistake.
The ranking Democrat on the committee, Connecticut Representative Rosa DeLauro, meanwhile, said she preferred the initial bipartisan deal.
We had a strong bipartisan and bicameral agreement among the leadership of both parties at both ends of the Capitol to avert a disastrous election. and pointless government shutdown.
The latest effort would fund the government at current levels through March and include $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. At least two people are dead. Dozens more were hurt today when a car plowed into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magnesburg. The reports seem to be indicating the death toll could go higher.
A German news agency is reporting at least 60 people were injured when the car plowed into the market. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested. The latest incident comes eight years after an Islamist extremist drove into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 13 people. The government's consumer financial watchdog is suing the payment network Zelle and three of the country's biggest banks.
As NPR's Laura Wamsley reports, the lawsuit alleges they failed to protect consumers from widespread fraud.
In the payment app Zelle's seven years of existence, customers of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo have lost more than $870 million due to a lack of fraud protections. That's according to the lawsuit from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against those three banks, which are also among the co-owners of Zelle's parent company.
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