The House narrowly passed its ongoing resolution on Tuesday, days before Friday's funding deadline. The CR is currently heading towards the Senate, and it's up to Democrats to avoid shutting down the government.
The CR passed in a nearly party-affiliated vote, 217-213, with Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky as the only Republican holdout. Almost every Democrat, except Maine Rep. Jared Golden, voted to tank a CR led by speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Donald Trump.
With just a few days left until the closure deadline, we will see if Democrats will vote for Trump-backed CR or shut down the government altogether.
“Today, House Republicans have voted to stand for Americans, to maintain funding for our military, agents securing our borders, TSA workers responsible for safe air travel, healthcare and benefits for veterans, and essential services and programs to maintain government operations,” Johnson said. I said in a statement on Tuesday. “But House Democrats have decided to double the political positions of the partisan.”
The CR itself is a clean, 99-page funding bill where certain provisions boost ice and defense funding. Despite those increases, the bill It will decrease It spent $13 billion compared to 2024. To these cuts, several House Republicans on the fence were persuaded to pass the bill.
Many of the legwork took place behind the scenes for the days leading up to the vote. As Blaze News first reported, White House officials like OMB Director Russ Vought met with fiscal conservatives and some members of the House Freedom Caucus and pitched Trump-backed CR. Trump also met with the same group of Republicans.
Despite its track record, many Republicans were on the latest CR. The House Freedom Caucus, composed primarily of spending skeptics, supported the CR on the eve of the vote. HFC Chairman Andy Harris (R-Md.) even made an unusual appearance alongside Republican leaders on Tuesday morning presser.
So House Republicans line up alongside Trump and the GOP leadership, but now pressure is on Senate Democrats. Republicans were postponed shortly after the CR passed, and the Senate made its way out of the bill without the opportunity to make amendments.
The Senate requires at least 60 votes to pass the GOP-led CR. Meanwhile, Republicans have only 53 seats. Assuming all Republicans are backing up the CR, there are now some holdouts – at least seven Democrats need to cross the aisle to avoid shutting down the government. So far, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the only Democrat who has shown support for CR.
With just a few days left until the closure deadline, we will see if Democrats will vote for Trump-backed CR or shut down the government altogether.
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