The House of Representatives passed a government funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown Friday evening — but a spending lapse remains possible due to uncertainty about the Senate timeframe to consider the bill.
The 366-34 vote ended two days of high drama — after President-elect Donald Trump and incoming Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk objected to what they called a bloated initial package.
Republicans supported the third version of the package overwhelmingly, with just 34 opposing it, while no Democrats voted against it, with just one voting “present.”
At least 38 House GOPers shot down a similar bill Thursday night, but Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from marathon deliberations on Friday afternoon to announce he had “a unified Republican conference.”
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