The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline. The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday -- minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.
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House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight
thehill.com
... The chamber voted 366-34-1 in support of the legislation, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage, since GOP leadership brought the bill to the floor under the fast-track suspension of the rules process. All Democrats except one -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who voted present -- joined 170 Republicans in voting yes. ...
House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
whyy.org
... The plan would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. ...
The bill was approved 366-34, and now goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage. ...
"So is this a Republican bill or a Democrat bill?" scoffed Musk on social media ahead of the vote. ...
Does not Mr [co-President-elect?] Musk understand the concept of bi-partisanship?
To repeat, The bill was approved 366-34.
Why is Mr [co-President-elect?] Musk apparently to further divide the Country?
US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
www.reuters.com
... The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85-11 vote passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at midnight (0500 GMT Saturday). The government did not invoke shutdown procedures in the interim.
The bill will now be sent it to White House, where President Joe Biden is expected to sign it into law. ...
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