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According to a New York Post report, the House of Representatives has passed a short-term spending package; the vote was 366-34 after two days of shutdown drama.
34 Republicans opposed the bill while all but one Democrat supported it.
From The New York Post:
At least 38 House GOPers shot down a similar bill Thursday night, but Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from marathon deliberations on Friday afternoon to announce he had “a unified Republican conference.”
“We will not have a government shutdown,” Johnson (R-La.) promised, “and we will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the country, and for making sure that military and essential services and everyone who relies upon the federal government for a paycheck is paid over the holidays.”
The 118-page bill — less than one-tenth the length of the original edition’s 1,547 pages — will fund the government at current levels until March 14, 2025.
It also provides $100 billion in disaster relief for hurricane-hit states and farmers while also extending agricultural and other food subsidies in the so-called “farm bill” for one year.
It includes more than $25 million to the US Marshals Service and Supreme Court to help guard the homes of justices — as well as other curiosities like a $3 million handout to the Department of Agriculture for “verifying and validating the methodology and protocols of the inspection of molasses” at US ports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the press shortly after the vote.
“We are excited about this outcome tonight. We’re grateful that everyone stood together to do the right thing…We are set up for a big and important new start in January…We encourage a swift passage in the Senate now. They need to do their job,” Johnson said.
Watch the clip below:
.@SpeakerJohnson: “We are excited about this outcome tonight. We’re grateful that everyone stood together to do the right thing…We are setup for a big and important new start in January…We encourage a swift passage in the Senate now. They need to do their job.” pic.twitter.com/Zye56FJIDM
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