House passes bill to fund the government until after midterm elections
The 220-205 vote keeps agencies funded at current levels and sets up a Senate fight over a shutdown threat before the November elections.
- On Tuesday, the House voted 220 to 205 to extend government funding through Dec. 4, aiming to avert a shutdown before the November midterm elections.
- House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole said the clean extension avoids disruptions as the funding process has stalled in the Senate with no annual appropriations bills cleared by the committee.
- Democratic leaders opposed the measure, stating it "fails to block funding for Donald Trump's violent mass deportation machine" and grants the administration excessive budget authority without reforms.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he would put the funding plan to a vote before the August recess, indicating he may use reconciliation to bypass Democratic opposition.
- The legislative effort follows two government shutdowns earlier this Congress, with leaders hoping this short-term patch provides stability while avoiding partisan funding battles seen in previous months.
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House passes clean continuing resolution to fund government through November elections
WASHINGTON — The House passed a clean short-term continuing resolution Tuesday night to fund the federal government through the November midterm elections, aiming to avert a shutdown as Republicans work to complete full-year appropriations bills. The measure, advanced on a largely party-line vote, passed 220-205. Republicans framed the bill as a responsible step to maintain… The post House passes clean continuing resolution to fund government th…
House and Senate Take Different Paths to Avoid Shutdown
“Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, with members fresh off a series of shutdown fights that have left them eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections,” CBS News reports. “But as lawmakers warn about the coming funding cliff, they have yet to agree on a […]
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