House Passes Spending Package to Stave Off Shutdown
The House Freedom Caucus says the package breaks Republicans’ promise to pass individual spending bills.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) talks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington on Feb. 14, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Months of drawn-out negotiations over fiscal year 2024 appropriations may soon come to a close on Capitol Hill.
Up against two government shutdown deadlines on March 8 and March 22, the House voted 339–85 to pass a package of six spending bills on March 6 with bipartisan support.
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