House Republicans passed a federal funding bill that President Donald Trump supported primarily on Tuesday.
It also marked one of the rare occasions in recent memory that the majority of House Democrats voted against a bill that would prevent the government from shutting down.
The bill passed primarily along partisan lines.
The measure is a short-term extension of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2024, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), and is now heading to the Senate. You will have to pass there by the end of Friday, March 14th and get to Trump's desk to avoid a partial shutdown.
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President Donald Trump helped House Republicans patrol the spending bill. (Getty Images)
However, it was a huge victory for Trump and the House GOP leaders, with several House Republicans who publicly stated they had never voted for CR, backing the current bill.
Among them is R-Mo. Rep. Eric Burrison was there.
“'Barried' is Donald Trump,” Burrison said. “He's a different maker. I'll never support this language, but I trust Donald Trump.”
R-FLA Rep. Greg Stube was on a similar boat. He told reporters, “I'll be the first guy to say I don't like CRS. I've never voted for it.”
Rep. Eric Burlison will be attending a press conference for the Republican Research Committee held at the US Capitol on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
“But Democrats aren't trying to help us, and Democrats will only be shut down by the president, which is clearly not good for the party,” Steube said. “So I think it's important that we give the party, the president and the meeting time to come up with a good budget.”
The obvious bid to alleviate concerns for the National Security Hawks includes an additional $8 billion in defence dollars, but non-defensive spending, which reduces annual allocations by Congress by about $13 billion.
It also adds $6 billion to healthcare for veterans.
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Rep. Thomas Massey was one of the bill's most solid opponents. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
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The White House called for additional expenditures in areas that were not present in the last government funding extension known as the “abnormal.”
The anomalies include additional funding in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) federal benefits program, with nearly $1 billion to help immigration customs enforcement (ICE) deportation.
There are also some additional funds for defense to facilitate the concerns of the National Security Hawks, along with a cut of around $13 billion in non-defense spending.
