{"id":3774,"date":"2023-06-19T01:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T01:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/06\/19\/house-passes-short-term-spending-bill-punting-funding-fight-to-just-before-christmas-eve\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T01:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T01:17:14","slug":"house-passes-short-term-spending-bill-punting-funding-fight-to-just-before-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/house-passes-short-term-spending-bill-punting-funding-fight-to-just-before-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"House PASSES short-term spending bill punting funding fight to just before Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a Wednesday evening vote, the House of Representatives<\/a> passed a bill that punts government funding negotiations to the day before Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n Members of Congress<\/a> voted 224 to 201 on a short-term spending deal that will keep federal dollars flowing through December 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nine Republicans<\/a> crossed the aisle to join Democrats<\/a> in passing the bill – including outgoing Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.<\/p>\n ‘The legislation before us today is a simple date change that keeps the government up and running as we negotiate the details of final spending bills and complete the work of funding the government programs that meet the needs of hardworking Americans,’ House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro said before the vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n The bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate, which must take action by Friday to avoid a government shutdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Tuesday, lawmakers leading the spending talks finally announced a compromise that would cover a year of federal funding.<\/p>\n But negotiations over the so-called ‘omnibus’ bill have hit fierce opposition from Republicans in the House.<\/p>\n Earlier on Wednesday, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy called for a slightly longer resolution that would have funded the government until January 3 – when House control would turn over to Republicans.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n