The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill with more support from Democrats than the majority Republicans, leading to a fresh threat by a hardline conservative lawmaker to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion spending package to fund the rest of the government through the end of the fiscal year, beating back objections by conservative Republicans who said it didn’t go far enough on border security.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger announced she will step down from her post, just hours after the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending package to keep the government open.
The Senate remains deadlocked at this hour on passing the bill that would fund roughly three-quarters of the government for the next six months.
Congress faces a government funding deadline at 11:59 p.m. on March 22. Speaker Mike Johnson was able to get enough votes to pass a massive government spending bill nearly 12 hours before funding expired. Conservative Republicans were not afraid of forcing a shutdown and almost tanked the vote saying it was not fiscally responsible
The House of Representatives passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies. Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before...
Congress is struggling to pass a budget bill to prevent large portions of the federal government from shutting down at midnight. The House approved the bill late this morning and now it’s the Senate’s turn.
Two-thirds majority reached to pass spending package – 286 voted in favour
The House of Representatives has voted to pass a $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate for a vote hours before a potential shutdown. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin has details on the deal and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., planning to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson.
By a vote of 286-134 over conservatives’ objections, the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Friday morning, avoiding a partial government shutdown but Read More
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a surprise motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson in anger about the government funding bill that passed in the House. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Senate must act quickly to keep government open while Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to oust House speaker Mike JohnsonThe House voted on Friday to pass a $1.2tn spending package that would fund much of the federal government through September, with just hours left to avert a partial shutdown. The bill now advances to the Senate, which will have to act quickly to keep the government open.The House vote was 286 to 134, with 101 Republicans and 185 Democrats supporting the funding bill. Twenty-two...