The Home voted Wednesday to go a invoice that funds the federal authorities till Dec. 20 and averts a authorities shutdown on the finish of the month.
As soon as once more, Democrats helped Republicans get the invoice over the end line, with all Democrats voting for the invoice and 82 Republicans voting towards it.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to go a funding measure that included the SAVE Act — a invoice that may have required proof of citizenship to vote — failed final week on account of Democratic opposition and a number of other Republican defections. Earlier Johnson had pulled it from the ground when it was clear he did not have the votes to get it handed.
Earlier than the vote, Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries identified that it has been Home Democrats which have helped Republicans keep away from shutdowns through the present Congress.
“Can anybody title a single factor that excessive MAGA Republicans within the Home have been in a position to do on their very own to make life higher for the American individuals? A single factor? Only one,” he requested. “Can the American individuals title a single factor that excessive MAGA Republicans have achieved to make their lives higher? Zip, zero. So that’s the observe document that can be introduced to the American individuals,” he stated.
Former President Donald Trump had known as on congressional Republicans to permit the federal government to close down over the SAVE Act.
Johnson instructed ABC Information, “I’m not defying President Trump” when requested if the previous president authorized of the brand new answer to keep away from a shutdown.
“I’ve spoken with him at nice size, and he’s very annoyed concerning the state of affairs,” Johnson stated at his weekly press convention on Tuesday. “His nice concern is election safety, and it’s mine as nicely. It’s all of ours.”
Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson meets with reporters after a closed-door caucus with fellow Republicans, on the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 24, 2024.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Johnson asserted Trump “understands the present dilemma” with Home Republicans and stated, “there is not any daylight between us.”
The White Home and congressional Democrats all slammed Johnson’s try to tie the voter eligibility laws to authorities funding, noting that it is already unlawful for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.
However the “clear” short-term measure to avert a shutdown was praised by Democratic leaders and the Biden administration.
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer stated the Senate would “instantly transfer” to go the measure as quickly because the Home sends it over, and “if all goes nicely within the Home, the Senate ought to be sending President Biden a invoice earlier than the tip of right this moment.
“People can breathe straightforward that as a result of either side have chosen bipartisanship, Congress is getting the job achieved,” Schumer stated on the Senate ground. “We are going to preserve the federal government open. We are going to stop important authorities providers from needlessly coming to a halt. We are going to give appropriators extra time to completely fund the federal government earlier than the tip of the 12 months. And I am particularly happy we’re getting the job achieved with a while to spare.”
Sen. Chuck Schumer, accompanied by Katherine Clark, proper, speaks concerning the Inexpensive Care Act at a information convention on the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 25, 2024.
Ben Curtis/AP
Along with funding the federal government by way of Dec. 20, the invoice consists of funds to replenish FEMA and $231 million for the U.S. Secret Service within the wake a second obvious assassination try towards Trump.
The White Home Workplace of Administration and Finances on Tuesday launched a press release calling for “swift passage of this invoice in each chambers of the Congress to keep away from a pricey, pointless Authorities shutdown.”
ABC Information’ Allison Pecorin contributed to this report.
