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Wicked Blue

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:06 PM Friday

House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline [View all]

Source: NBC

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Friday evening passed a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown, just hours ahead of a deadline that would force U.S. troops, border patrol agents, air traffic controllers and millions of other federal workers to work without pay during the holidays.

The vote was 366-34, capping a tumultuous week in the House that foreshadowed how the new Congress in January might deal with a mercurial Donald Trump back in the White House. A two-thirds vote was needed because the bill came to the floor under a fast-track process.

The legislation now heads to the Senate which must pass it before 12:01 a.m. to avert a shutdown.

The package funds the government at current levels through March 14, and includes disaster aid and a farm bill — while stripping out a debt limit extension demanded by Trump earlier in the week.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/uncertainty-reigns-capitol-hill-government-shutdown-deadline-trump-rcna185006

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Markets rallied all day, sort of anticipating this action bucolic_frolic Friday #1
This means President Musk will be forced to raise the debt limit in March n t doc03 Friday #2
June is the debt increase. jimfields33 Friday #8
They'll still be forced to do it or watch their majority die in the Senate and House in 4 years. cstanleytech Friday #9
I think it will be another last minute chaos disaster. jimfields33 Friday #10
not to sound contrarian, JMCKUSICK Friday #14
He will use the 'Trillion Dollar Coin' trick to bypass the debt ceiling. That plan was pretty popular here on DU kelly1mm Friday #27
President can't just invent a coin?(God I Hope) JMCKUSICK Friday #30
Never underestimate the stupidity of American voters COL Mustard 22 hrs ago #39
🖕🏻You vp Pisswig and p resident musk dweller Friday #3
ooohh...i bet trump is mad. and eloon too. orleans Friday #4
My xmas wish!! nt in2herbs Friday #6
i wonder who did NOT vote for it nt orleans Friday #5
Here ya go LiberalArkie Friday #7
thank you nt orleans Friday #12
TL;DR version: Every "nay" was a Republican (n/t) thesquanderer Friday #13
Way more bipartisan support than the first bill n/t MichMan Friday #11
Did cancer research for kids stay in? SheltieLover Friday #15
Good question, boonecreek Friday #16
I hope so, too! SheltieLover Friday #17
They cut it! SheltieLover Friday #19
Crap! boonecreek Friday #25
How do those repukes sleep at night? SheltieLover Friday #26
I may be wrong but aurora the great Friday #20
Just googled it. Rotten mofos cut it to please lump SheltieLover Friday #22
I wonder as well. BadgerMom Friday #21
Just googled. They cut it to please lump SheltieLover Friday #23
Thank you for doing what I should have. Googled. BadgerMom Friday #24
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act as passed by both houses of Congress tonight Prairie Gates Friday #33
Great, great news! BadgerMom Friday #34
The Senate passed PART of it, but the media is not talking about it! SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #43
Oh, they passed it all right, to the tune of $12.6 million per year for five years. That's $60 million. Where the hell SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #44
Five years is what was in the continuing resolution three days ago Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #45
It was passed separately by unanimous consent. onenote 13 hrs ago #42
Rotten mother fuckers cut kuds cancer research! SheltieLover Friday #18
190 million dollars in the budget for such an important project is pennies compared to the total package Deuxcents Friday #28
They make me physically sick. SheltieLover Yesterday #37
It was passed as a separate bill outside the continuing resolution Prairie Gates Friday #32
All of it? SheltieLover Yesterday #36
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Act 2, which was what was included in the first CR Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #40
Pay raises for themselves still in? SupportSanity Friday #29
No MichMan Friday #31
I guess when they get caught, the pay raises don't stay in. SupportSanity Yesterday #38
Senate is voting via roll call vote ATM. LeftInTX Yesterday #35
Jasmine Crockett voted Present? Bengus81 16 hrs ago #41
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