And it worked – the Freedom Caucus helped push the GOP spending bill over the top and they just passed it.
House PASSES CR funding govt until Feb 16, 230-197. Bill also funds CHIP for 6 years. Now goes to the Senate, where its destiny is TBD.
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) January 19, 2018
BREAKING: House passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown at midnight Friday; Senate prospects uncertain.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 19, 2018
The House-passed measure would keep Government funded through February 16 and extend Children's Health Insurance Program for 6 years.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 19, 2018
More from Bloomberg News:
The House passed a spending bill Thursday to avoid a U.S. government shutdown, but Senate Democrats say they have the votes to block the measure in a bid to force Republicans and President Donald Trump to include protection for young immigrants.
The 230-197 vote came just over a day before current funding is set to run out at midnight Friday. The bill would keep the government open through Feb. 16 while all sides negotiate on longer-term funding for defense and domestic programs.
Shortly before the vote, Trump wrote on Twitter: “House of Representatives needs to pass Government Funding Bill tonight. So important for our country – our Military needs it!”
Now it goes to the Senate, and some people aren’t too sure it’ll pass there too…