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Bush signs emergency spending measure
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush signed a measure Monday providing emergency funding to keep the federal government running through Friday. The move likely will have to be repeated, because Congress has not passed the spending bills for the fiscal year that begins Tuesday. "The resolution provides appropriations for continuing projects and activities of the federal government," the president said in a written statement. "It ensures that government operations continue without interruption at their current operating level, creates no new programs, and contains no increases in spending." The president had to sign the emergency measure -- called a short-term continuing resolution -- to prevent any interruption in government services. The House and Senate passed the measure last week, ensuring funding through Friday. "My administration will continue to work with the Congress to ensure that sound fiscal principles are adhered to as we complete action on the FY 2003 appropriation bills," Bush said. Lawmakers are behind schedule, with only five of the 13 spending bills passed so far in the House and only three in the Senate.
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