President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown, following a last-minute effort to approve the measure in the Senate after a chaotic week of opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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"Americans who have worked hard all their lives to earn an honest living should be able to retire with economic security and dignity," Biden said.

Current and former public sector workers in Massachusetts are hailing the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.