On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate
3:03 PM EDT, September 30, 2023
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-mccarthy-congress-republicans-732baaa19c91f981e492fd0e6a76aba8
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate.
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Government shutdown live updates: House passes 45-day stopgap spending bill
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/government-shutdown-live-updates/?id=103597144
Sep 30, 2:57 PM EDT
House passes 45-day stopgap spending bill
In a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed a 45-day stopgap spending bill –- sending the bill to the Senate with just over 9 hours left before the shutdown deadline.
The vote passed 335-91. Just one House Democrat voted against the bill, while 90 Republicans opposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bipartisan solution. Seven lawmakers missed the vote.
After the vote, the House quickly adjourned until noon on Monday -- so if the Senate fails to approve the House bill, they won’t come back to try something else.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has threatened to make a motion to vacate the chair in an effort to oust McCarthy, was attempting to seek recognition on the floor but the chair did not recognize him before gaveling out.
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