House votes to avoid government shutdown after Speaker Johnson bucks GOP rebels
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The House of Representatives passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown on Thursday.
House leaders rushed to put the bill, called a continuing resolution (CR), on the floor Thursday afternoon soon after the Senate passed it 77 to 18. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
It was brought for a vote under a suspension of the rules, meaning it forgoes a procedural vote but then needs two-thirds of House lawmakers' support for final passage, rather than just a simple majority. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
The decision was made amid widespread frustration within Speaker Mike Johnson's right flank over the passage of another CR. Johnson, R-La., previously vowed to be "done" with CRs after passing one in November, but congressional leaders have agreed it's needed to give lawmakers more time to cobble together a spending deal for fiscal year 2024.
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