@cspanofficial: The Senate voted 85–11 early Saturday morning to approve the House-passed stopgap funding bill, sending the measure to the White House to avert a government shutdown. The House passed the bill, 366–34, earlier in the day following several chaotic days in which two previous versions of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) bill were rejected. President-elect Trump and Elon Musk on Wednesday torpedoed a 1,547-page painstakingly negotiated bipartisan agreement, stopping the legislation before it could make it to the floor. A revised 116-page version that included a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling at the instance of Mr. Trump was soundly defeated on the House floor Thursday evening after 38 Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in opposition. This third version, at 118 pages, is essentially the same bill as the second version but excludes the debt limit suspension. It extends government funding through March 14 and includes $100 billion in disaster relief, $10 billion in economic aid for farmers, a one-year extension of the farm bill, and funding to repair Baltimore’s Key Bridge. The removal of the debt ceiling language is a loss for the president-elect, who made clear he wanted it to be dealt with “on Biden’s watch.” The bill now heads to the White House for President Biden’s signature. #senate #congress #governmentfunding #governmentshutdown #cspan

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Saturday 21 December 2024 05:46:36 GMT