After a tumultuous 48 hours and change, the House has voted in favor of a continuing resolution that funds the government until March.

The continuing resolution passed under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority of the lower chamber. With the Senate’s approval and President Joe Biden’s signature, the government shutdown scheduled to kick in at Friday’s end will be averted.

Beyond keeping the government open until March, the continuing resolution included $100 billion in disaster aid for damage caused by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. It will also provide $30 billion in economic aid for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill. The package does not address the debt limit that President-elect Donald Trump wanted to raise, punting the issue to the early part of the Trump administration.

Democrats were angered by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s inability to get his conference to go with the deal negotiated by congressional leadership. 

When Johnson unveiled the more than 1,500 page deal on Tuesday, conservative opposition, spearheaded by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, quickly tanked the deal. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance denounced the original spending bill in a statement Wednesday, saying it “would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney.” and

Democrats were happy to let Johnson and the House GOP squirm for all of Thursday. But on Friday, when the prospect of a shutdown became real, Democrats were forced into getting the funding package across the finish line.

Elon Musk praised Johnson’s action in a post on X Friday, writing “The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances. It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces. Ball should now be in the Dem court.”

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