45-day government funding bill
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage Saturday of a 45-day government funding bill to prevent a shutdown. The Continuing Resolution (CR), passed by a vote of 335-91, maintains current fiscal year 2023 funding at the start of the new fiscal year on...

![Congresswoman Amata on the House floor Saturday during efforts to prevent a shutdown, which were ultimately successful after Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy introduced a final clean CR after several previous trys and for this last bill, most Republicans and Democrats voted yea. [courtesy photo] amata on house floor](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/congresswoman_amata_on_the_house_floor.jpg?itok=vXEp9Fyz)