With the help of four Democrats, against the effort of four Republicans, the U.S. House passed a continuing resolution for funding the government through September 30. That resolution also includes the SAVE Act. The final vote was 214-208.
With the House expected to recess soon until September, this is the last chance for the Republicans to neutralize the vulnerabilities in our election system that make it easy for America’s enemies, which includes the Democratic Party and its GOP operatives, to deliver the result they wanted as opposed to what American voters want.
House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government Through Midterms, but There’s a Catch– townhall.com
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Speaker Mike Johnson said he has the votes to pass the rules on the spending bill to keep the government funded through the midterms. It also includes the SAVE America Act in the legislation, which could cause issues since enough Republicans in the Senate might block the bill (via Politico):
The House passed a government funding bill Tuesday night that would extend funding for all federal operations through the midterm elections — a move made months ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to avoid a shutdown.
The 220-205 vote was largely along party lines, with Speaker Mike Johnson managing to keep his extremely narrow majority mostly together to advance legislation that would fund the government through Dec. 4.
Top House Republicans hope moving the funding measure so early in the process will put Democrats on defense in the impending government spending fight, before voters head to the polls this fall. Republicans plan to highlight Democrats’ votes against federal funding in the midterm campaigns.
The bill also does not include unrelated policy provisions, a key selling point for GOP leaders who argue there’s no reason Democrats should oppose a “clean” product. The measure does include traditional payments to the families of lawmakers who have died while serving in Congress, including late-Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and late-Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), which is not politically controversial.