House passes bill to avert shutdown but Trump may not be happy

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday (December 20) that would avert a midnight government shutdown, defying President-elect Donald Trump's demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt. The House voted 366-34 to approve the bill, the day after rejecting Trump's debt ceiling demand. The Democratic-controlled Senate will also need to pass the bill to advance it to President Joe Biden, who the White House said would sign it into law to ensure the U.S. government will be funded beyond midnight (0500 GMT Saturday), when current funding expires.


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[lisabeck]

The government's job is not to keep the person in the Oval Office happy. It's to keep the American people happy.

[tommyhooks]

Again, it's ALL about them ! These politicians have forgotten, or maybe they never knew, we expect them to save our tax dollars !

[Howrider]

So, TRUMP is happy giving those crooks a 23 percent raise and the old people on SSI get a 2.3 percent joke of a raise.

[counseloridealist]

He didn't get his revenge; we will get ours soon.

[politicalviewer]

What bill and what does it contain did they pass? They think we are stupid so they say bill. The bill. The same bill ? or a different bill asswipes?

[AnitaSumpter]

Who gives a rats ass wether or not trump is happy

[ElleMolinaChannel]

Oh men! That is so nice..atleast we still have work

[Muckingafazingtoo]

These rubbish people did nothing for 4 years, your time is up.

[JeshuSavesEndTimeMinistryC]

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[ophiuchus]

What the heck is this congress music video?

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