The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Friday morning to prevent a government shutdown for another seven weeks with only one Democrat voting supporting the critical bill.
The seven-week continuing resolution (CR) received 217 votes with 213 against it and three members not voting, sending the bill to the Senate.
Now the bill moves on to the Senate where it faces strong headwinds.
The Senate is expected to vote on two bills: first, a Democrat alternative to the CR that is a non-starter for Republican majorities in the House and the Senate as well as the Republican White House, followed by the House-passed CR. This two-step approach…
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