[U.S. House of Representatives Passes Temporary Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections] Reported by Jinse Finance, on July 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a temporary government funding bill on Tuesday, which will provide financial support for all federal government agencies until after the November midterm elections. Current government funding is set to expire on September 30. The bill, passed with 220 votes in favor and 205 against, extends the funding deadline to December 4, largely along party lines. Senior House Republicans hope that advancing this funding measure early will put Democrats at a disadvantage in the upcoming government spending disputes, ahead of this fall's voter elections. Republicans plan to highlight Democratic lawmakers' voting records against federal government funding during the midterm election campaigns. Democrats, on the other hand, argue that the bill has loopholes that could allow increased funding for immigration raid operations. (Jin10)