House Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Keep Government Open As Shutdown Nears
House members overwhelmingly supported House Speaker Mike Johnson's stopgap spending. invoice Friday night, funding the government through March 2025 to provide disaster relief to hurricane victims. of the bill aisle It was a sigh of relief for House Republican leaders, who were unable to secure enough support to pass a stopgap spending bill Thursday that […]
House Votes To Avert Govt Shutdown, Senate Set To Vote
October 20, 2023, House of Representatives in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Sophia Flores3:45pm – Friday, December 20, 2024 The House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill in the latest effort to avert a government shutdown. advertisement On Friday, the bill passed the House by a vote of 366-34. The […]
Watch live: House to vote on plan C to avert looming government shutdown
The House is scheduled to vote on the third version of a spending bill to keep the government shut down at 5 p.m. Friday, hours before the government shutdown deadline. The new proposal reportedly includes government funding through March, in addition to disaster relief and agricultural assistance following days of chaos at the Capitol. “We […]
Johnson to try vote on modified Plan B: ‘We will not have a government shutdown’
The House of Representatives will try again Friday to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown, and will vote on a spending overhaul that excludes the debt ceiling increase that President-elect Trump had originally called for, three people said. sources told The Hill. The package would fund the government at current levels through March 14, […]
White House blasts GOP funding bill ahead of vote
The White House on Thursday denounced the newly announced Republican funding bill as a “gift to billionaires” ahead of a vote in the House. “Republicans are pandering to their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hardworking Americans,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. He accused Republicans of “breaking their promise to support a […]
38 Republicans vote to block Trump-backed funding bill
The House blocked Speaker Mike Johnson's new and improved continuing resolution on Thursday night, even though it had support from President-elect Donald Trump. CR was rejected by a vote of 235-174, with 172 Republicans and two Democrats voting in favor of the 116-page bill, with 38 Republicans joining 197 Democrats in blocking it. Since voting […]
Trump-Endorsed Plan To Avert Government Shutdown Fails In House Vote
member of the House of Representatives rejected On Thursday evening, House Speaker Mike Johnson's new stopgap funding bill passed 233-174. Thirty-eight Republicans, including Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, oppose raising the debt ceiling without significant spending cuts or allowing $110 billion in disaster aid without offsets. For this reason, they voted against the new continuing […]
Republicans announce funding agreement, Thursday vote as shutdown looms
House Republicans have reached agreement on a Plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline and plan to vote on it Thursday, lawmakers announced. The bill, titled the American Rescue Act, includes a three-month continuation of government funding and a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling, provisions that President-elect Trump called […]
Trump-backed bill to avoid government shutdown to see imminent House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill backed by President-elect Trump to avert a government shutdown. The move comes after two days of chaos in Congress as lawmakers battled over the future direction of government spending, including a battle between President Trump and allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. also […]
Carolina senators threaten to vote against funding deal without disaster money
Sen. Thom Tillis (RN.C.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) on Thursday announced plans for the government that does not include disaster relief for victims of hurricanes Helen and Milton, which hit their states. He threatened to vote against the financial aid package. Republican lawmakers issued a warning after President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. […]