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Trump urges US lawmakers to reject spending bill, raising government shutdown odds

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President-elect Donald Trump calls on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past Friday .

Trump also calls on lawmakers to use the bill to address the nation's debt ceiling, injecting a new element of complexity into the process.

The current bill would fund government agencies at current levels and provide $100 billion for disaster relief and $10 billion in farm aid.

It does not cover benefit programs like Social Security , which continue automatically.

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73

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74

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62

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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