The bill was one of several to receive votes in a late-night session
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked a bill to fund the Department of Agriculture, as moderate Republicans balked at a provision which would limit access to an abortion pill and hardline conservatives demanded deeper fiscal cuts.
The bill was one of several to receive votes in a late-night session that will not avert a partial government shutdown beginning on Sunday. (Reporting by Moira Warburton and Kanishka Singh in Washington)
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