In a sign of the beginning of the end for government shutdown scares, the House passed the first tranche of a long-term government funding deal.

The House passed the first six spending bills needed to fund the government on a long-term basis, signaling the beginning of the end of constant government shutdown scares on Capitol Hill.

The legislation easily cleared the lower chamber by a bipartisan vote of 339-85. In what has become a familiar sight for the House, far more Democrats than Republicans supported the bill, despite the GOP’s majority in the lower chamber.

A chunk of House Republicans voted against the spending bill because it didn’t have many of the conservative policy wins some members wanted, such as stricter border polices.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Lol no need to wait that long!

      The real test for Congress, however, is passing the remaining six bills, which are considered to be far more controversial than the first half. Negotiators have until March 22 to come up with a long-term deal for government funding for functions related to:

      Defense

      Financial Services and General Government

      Homeland Security

      Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

      Legislative Branch

      State and Foreign Operations