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House Funding Bill Passes Thanks To Democrats, Averting Government Shutdown
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenAccording to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, more Democrats voted for it than Republicans.
Rs: Y: 127 N:93
Ds: Y: 209 No: 2
The legislation now heads to the Senate, where both Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gave it their full-throated support as noted earlier.
According to a Tuesday statement by Schumer, the Senate will work to pass it "as soon as possible," after which it will head to President Joe Biden's desk for a signature.
Along the lines of what Sherman said;
Passage of the legislation marks an early legislative achievement for Johnson, who was elected to the Speakership less than a month ago after three weeks of standstill in the House following former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal from the role.
That ouster was caused in large part by McCarthy's decision to put a "clean" continuing resolution on the floor and pass it with help from Democrats — similar to Johnson's course of action this week.
But hardline conservatives said they would give Johnson some breathing room this time around — despite opposing his stopgap bill — citing his nascent Speakership.
????NEWS -- The House has passed the stopgap funding bill.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 14, 2023
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BUT -- Democrats saved him. More Democrats voted for this than Republicans.
Rs: Y: 127 N:93
Ds: Y: 209 No: 2
Dangerous territory for a GOP speaker. See McCarthy, Kevin.