House passes a stopgap spending bill with a farm bill extension

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Late Friday evening, the House passed a stopgap spending bill, pushing the government funding deadline to March, according to Politico.

The bill includes $21 billion in ag disaster assistance, $10 billion in market relief for farmers, and a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, Agri-Pulse reports.

The package passed with the support of 196 Democrats and 170 Republicans. The bill now moves to the Senate. The government shutdown deadline is at midnight.