House Passes Bill To Avert Shutdown In 217-213 Vote

USA Today reports:

The Republican-controlled House approved a spending bill Tuesday supported by President Donald Trump to fund the government for the next six months. The House voted 217-213 along party lines to approve the bill, with Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky the only Republican to oppose it.

The vote dares Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP priorities and risk a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday, as the nation faces economic uncertainty and stocks markets wobble.

The showdown comes as Trump and his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, are dismantling federal agencies and laying off tens of thousands of workers, and while the GOP-led administration escalates a trade war with America’s neighbors and longtime allies.

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