The House passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s funding bill on Friday just hours before the government was set to shut down at midnight.
Johnson’s latest continuing resolution passed the House in a 366-34 vote, with 170 Republicans and 196 Democrats voting to pass the bill while 34 Republicans voted against the bill.
Like his two previous attempts, Johnson was facing an uphill battle with this CR, working to pass the bill in the 11th hour.
Because the vote took place under suspension, the CR needed two-thirds of the vote to successfully pass the House, requiring Democrats to cooperate with Republicans.
Like the other two bills Johnson had proposed earlier in the week, the latest CR would extend government funding through March 14 and includes aid for farmers as well
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