Headline Roundup • January 19th, 2024
Congress Again Avoids Government Shutdown With Last-Minute Agreement
Politics,Government Funding,Government Shutdown,Congress,US Senate,US House,Chuck Schumer,Mike Johnson
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Congress has approved another continuing resolution to keep the government funded until March.
The Details: The Senate passed the measure by a vote of 77-18, and the House approved it 314-108. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden's desk, and he's expected to sign it. More than 100 House Republicans opposed the measure.
For Context: The government has been funded by a series of continuing resolutions since October.
How the Media Covered It: Some left-rated sources, like CBS News (Lean Left bias) called the deal "bipartisan." Many other sources didn't. The Washington Post (Lean Left) said "far-right House conservatives were furious over the move." The Wall Street Journal (Center) focused on how Johnson "relied heavily on Democrats to bring the continuing resolution across the finish line, with almost half of Republicans declining to back the measure." The New York Post (Lean Right) highlighted how the Freedom Caucus criticized the deal "for not upholding Republicans’ commitment to 'secure the border.'"
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Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/SplashNews.com
Congress passed a stopgap government funding bill on Thursday, with the Senate and House both approving the legislation on a bipartisan basis to avert a looming weekend shutdown.
The House voted the further appropriations through by a count of 314-108, allowing funding at current levels to continue until March 1 for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration and military construction.
The 13-page bill also approved funding until March 8 for the Pentagon and all other federal agencies.
More than 100 House Republicans and...
Congress approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through the beginning of March, successfully avoiding a partial shutdown that would have otherwise taken effect Saturday morning.
The House cleared the continuing resolution in a bipartisan 314 to 108 vote Thursday afternoon. The Senate voted 77 to 18 to approve it earlier in the day.
"We have good news for America — there will not be a shutdown on Friday," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote. "It's...
Congress cleared legislation extending government funding into March, a step that ensures federal workers will remain on the job but does nothing to alleviate underlying political pressures stemming from high U.S. debt levels, record crossings at the southern border and an enduring war in Ukraine.
The Senate passed the measure 77-18, followed by House approval, 314-108. The two votes send the measure to President Biden’s desk with time to spare ahead of the weekend deadline. In a replay of recent votes that underscore the fragility of the GOP majority, House Speaker Mike...
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