Senate passes bill to stop shutdown It was sent to President Biden’s desk.

Senators voted to pass a new holiday spending bill Saturday morning. After all, the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown has come and gone.

The Senate has proposed a third short-term spending bill and will now head to President Biden’s desk. He has already signaled that he will sign the bill.

The original agreement on the short-term spending bill was published earlier this week. It totals 1,547 pages and includes several disaster assistance and policy requirements.

But soon after its release Billionaire Elon Musk and other conservative critics has come out to openly criticize such measures The measure was ultimately condemned by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

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Congress passes short-term spending bill with just hours left before shutdown deadline (Stephanie Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Republicans have to be smart and strong. If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want. Just call them bluff. Schumer and Biden are the people who are helping our farmers and providing disaster relief.” Trump and Vance said in a lengthy statement opposing the bill on Wednesday afternoon.

The preliminary spending measure extends government funding levels for fiscal year 2024 through March 14 and provides more than $100 billion in disaster assistance to those affected by Storms Helene and Milton in the eastern United States. southeastern at the beginning of this year There is also a provision of $10 billion for economic assistance to farmers in the bill.

Meanwhile, on Thursday United States national debt It is at $36,167,604,149,955.61 and continues to climb rapidly.

Senate Republicans are trying to fast-track emergency military payments as they prepare to shut down.

Elon Musk came out against the first iteration of the bill. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The size of this draft law Along with several other provisions, including an increase in the cost of living for lawmakers. It prompted a public response from Musk and others.

“Any member of the House or Senate who voted for this outrageous spending bill Deserves to be voted out within 2 years!” he wrote on X.

After returning to the drawing board The House of Representatives also emerged Thursday with a new proposal. The corrective measures will extend current funding levels for another three months. and includes suspending the debt limit for two years. At Trump’s request

It also provides economic relief for farmers and approximately $110 billion in disaster relief funds.

But the bill failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Because Democrats are united against it. And a significant group of Republicans also chose to oppose the bill.

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Johnson has been left to find a new stopgap bill after Musk’s opposition. (Jean Catuffe/GC Images/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Old Bill: $110BB in Deficit Spending (Unpaid), $0 increase on national credit card, new bill: $110BB in deficit spending (Unpaid), Raise Debt Ceiling $4 Trillion+ with $0 in Structural Reform to Cut It’s Time to Read the Bill: 1.5 Hours I Will Vote No” Sen. Chip Roy, R-Texas Write on X before voting.

Roy was one of 38 House Democrats who opposed the moratorium bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (left) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-N.Y.) (Reuters)

By Friday morning There appears to be no agreement between Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work together on a new bill. In fact, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the government would partially shut down at midnight. If Republicans don’t return to the original moratorium bill,

“I am prepared to be here through Christmas. Because we won’t let Elon Musk runs the government,” Murray said in a statement.

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Democrats didn’t get their wish, which was to restore the original bill. (Reuters)

Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor that the original bill would pass in the House if Speaker Mike Johnson brought the bill to the floor for a vote.

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The third measure ultimately passed the House and Senate. It is similar to the measure that failed the night before. The bill includes economic relief for farmers. and disaster assistance for those affected by the recent storms. However, the final pause bill does not include a suspension of the debt ceiling that Trump himself requested.

The House passed the short-term spending bill with 366 yes votes, exceeding the required two-thirds.