Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus were furious about the legislation and blamed Speaker Mike Johnson, but stopped short of threatening his job.
Soon after, the Senate voted 78-18 to advance the bill procedurally, but all 100 senators will need to greenlight a final vote to skip other hurdles and pass the bill before the midnight deadline. If that doesn't happen, the government would be forced into a partial shutdown on Saturday morning. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass it quickly and said he'll sign the bill.
"I'm confident we will take up and pass this bill. Whether or not we can avoid a government shutdown solely depends on a small number of Senate Republicans, and whether they will drag this out through the weekend," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said on MSNBC. The legislation was negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., top appropriators in both parties and the White House. Both parties touted some wins: Democrats said they "defeated outlandish cuts" proposed by Republicans and kept out abortion restrictions. GOP leaders touted more immigration funding for border agents and detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, complained that members only had about 24 hours to review the bill and attacked his fellow Republicans for failing to secure the immigration restrictions they wanted, referring to the killing of a, because you pass a bill in her name, when you fund the very policies that lead to her death," Roy said on the House floor. "Any of my Republican colleagues you want to spend this year campaigning against open borders — it's a laugh.
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