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House GOP Passes Stopgap, Daring Senate Democrats on Shutdown
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2:54Now PlayingHouse Republicans passed legislation to keep the US government open past a Saturday shutdown deadline, daring moderate Democrats in the Senate to block the measure over objections it fails to constrain Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade.
GOP congressional leaders didn’t negotiate with Democrats on the President Donald Trump-backed funding measure, which runs through Sept. 30. Earlier talks broke down after Democrats demanded language to rein in Musk.
Republican leaders sent House lawmakers home after the vote, seeking to force the Senate to accept the spending package or be blamed for a shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats would be responsible for “every negative consequence that comes from shutting down the government.”
The House passed the bill, 217-213, with Jared Golden of Maine the only Democrat to support it. Republican Thomas Massie joined Democrats in voting against the measure.
The bill will likely need the support of at least eight Democrats in the Republican-controlled Senate to become law, given opposition from Republican Rand Paul to the bill.
If the measure fails in the Senate, Republican congressional leaders could try to pass a shorter-term stopgap later in the week and bring House lawmakers back to Washington to cast their votes on it.
Johnson was able to unite fractious House Republicans with help from Trump, who threatened a primary challenge against Massie for opposing it.
Bloomberg Balance of Power hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz react live to the news on Bloomberg TV and Radio with political analysts Lauren Tomlinson and Adam Hodge.
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