House Passes Government Funding Bill, But Senate Prospects Uncertain As Potential Shutdown Looms
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deadline.comThe House narrowly passed a bill to fund the government for six months through the end of the fiscal year. Lawmakers voted 217-213 for the bill.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) was the lone Democratic vote for it; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was the only Republican against it. The vote was a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, who was able to secure passage despite his party’s slim majority.
Congress has a Friday evening deadline or the federal government will shut down. The bill will now go to the Senate, where Republicans need 60 votes to pass.
They likely will need to convince eight Democrats to vote for it. That may be a tall order, but Democratic leaders were hesitant to say whether they would urge members to vote against it.
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