Congress passes bill to avert a shutdown before the election, sending it to Biden

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-26 02:51:32 | Updated at 2024-10-01 01:33:35 4 days ago

Congress passes bill to avert a shutdown before the election, sending it to Biden
NBC News ^ | September 25, 2024 | Scott Wong and Sahil Kapur

Posted on 09/25/2024 7:41:23 PM PDT by Coronal

WASHINGTON — Congress overwhelmingly passed a funding bill Wednesday to avert a government shutdown next week after House Republicans removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The Senate voted 78-18 Wednesday evening, shortly after the House passed the same measure on a 341-82 vote, with all opposition in both chambers coming from Republicans.

House Republican leaders, facing defections within their ranks, relied heavily on Democratic votes to approve the short-term measure. It now heads to President Joe Biden, who plans to sign it well before the Tuesday shutdown deadline. Both chambers are set to adjourn this week for a lengthy recess and will not return to Washington until after the Nov. 5 election.

The package, negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and top Democrats, would fund the government at current levels through Dec. 20, setting up another spending fight right before the holidays. It would also provide $231 million in additional money for the Secret Service, including for operations related to the presidential campaign, in the wake of two apparent attempts to assassinate Trump.

Trump has publicly insisted that congressional Republicans shut down the government unless they can enact the proof-of-citizenship election legislation, known as the SAVE Act, even though it’s already illegal and rare for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.

But after the House rejected a package that combined government funding and the SAVE Act last week, Johnson stripped out the Trump-backed election legislation and brought the new, mostly clean spending bill to the floor. Defending the move, Johnson and other key Republicans have argued a GOP-led shutdown just 35 days before Election Day would amount to “political malpractice.”

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1 posted on 09/25/2024 7:41:23 PM PDT by Coronal

To: Coronal

The useless GOP is begging for us to form a new party. I recommend that President Trump form a MAGA caucus that will ally with the Democrats but not be a part of them. Eventually the old guard leftists will go away.

2 posted on 09/25/2024 7:43:43 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)

To: Coronal

I think they should triple the spending! Fire up the Printing Presses and lets party like no tomorrow!

3 posted on 09/25/2024 7:45:48 PM PDT by dpetty121263

To: Coronal

Lock them all up for fraud.

4 posted on 09/25/2024 7:46:20 PM PDT by Paladin2

To: Coronal

And conservatives are sold down the river with a knife in the back once more. Shameful.

5 posted on 09/25/2024 7:46:35 PM PDT by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)

To: Coronal

“negotiated.”

Interesting way to way to describe capitulation.

6 posted on 09/25/2024 7:46:50 PM PDT by Yogafist

To: Coronal

How's Brandon gonna sign this? With a pen held in his teeth?

7 posted on 09/25/2024 7:50:14 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)

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