{"id":2051088,"date":"2023-09-30T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-victory-lap-after-stopgap-spending-measure-passes-house-maga-republicans-lost\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T17:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:31:17","slug":"democrats-take-victory-lap-after-stopgap-spending-measure-passes-house-maga-republicans-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-victory-lap-after-stopgap-spending-measure-passes-house-maga-republicans-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats celebrate as stopgap spending measure passes House: &#8216;MAGA Republicans defeated&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-take-victory-lap-after-stopgap-spending-measure-passes-house-maga-republicans-lost%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2051088&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democratic\u2062 Leaders Celebrate Passage of Temporary Spending Bill<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic leaders are basking in their victory as \u200bthe House successfully passed \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-lawmakers-expected-to-take-up-continuing-resolution-this-week-to-keep-govt-funded-after-feb-18-deadline\/\" title=\"House lawmakers expected to take up continuing resolution this week to keep govt. funded after Feb. 18 deadline\">temporary spending bill<\/a> to keep the government funded for 45 days.\u200c They are framing this legislation as a major win for their party, taking credit for averting a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The House voted\u2064 on Saturday to pass a clean continuing resolution, just\u2062 hours before the fiscal year ended and federal funding was about to lapse. This\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-victory-lap-after-stopgap-spending-measure-passes-house-maga-republicans-lost\/\" title=\"Democrats celebrate as stopgap spending measure passes House: 'MAGA Republicans defeated'\">bill received overwhelming bipartisan support<\/a>, with only 90 Republicans\u2064 and one Democrat voting against it.<\/p>\n<h3>House Republicans Present 45-Day Continuing Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-vote-on-debt-ceiling-spending-cut-bill\/\" title=\"House to Vote on Debt Ceiling, Spending Cut Bill\">closed-door conference meeting<\/a> on Saturday morning, House Republican leaders revealed \u2064their plan. \u200dThey proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-45-day-continuing-resolution-sending-bill-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown\/\" title=\"House approves 45-day continuing resolution, sends bill to Senate before shutdown.\">45-day stopgap measure<\/a> that would maintain current government\u2064 spending levels and include disaster\u200b funding, but exclude any aid \u200cfor Ukraine. This proposal came \u2063after the\u200b House failed to advance a Republican-led continuing resolution the\u200b previous night, which aimed to cut spending levels and include the party&#8217;s border security bill. As a result, GOP leaders decided to pursue a two-party solution.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Democrats expressed opposition to\u200b the stopgap measure. However, they ultimately \u2062voted in favor of it, pushing the legislation \u2064across the finish\u200c line. Party leaders are now highlighting its passage as a Democratic victory, \u2064as it forced Republicans to advance a clean continuing resolution\u2062 without any\u2062 of their policy provisions attached.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We went from devastating cuts that would have impacted the health, safety, and economic wellbeing of the American people [to a] spending agreement that meets the \u200dneeds of the American people across the board [and is] \u200centirely consistent with what Democrats have said from the\u200c very beginning: The only\u2062 path forward a bipartisan spending agreement that keeps government open avoids a \u200ccatastrophic \u200dgovernment\u200c shutdown,&#8221; said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. &#8220;The American people\u2063 have\u200c won. \u200bExtreme\u200c MAGA Republicans have lost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Minority Whip Katherine Clark echoed similar sentiments, taking credit for the bill&#8217;s passage and portraying it as\u200b a defeat for McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, \u200bDemocrats\u2063 came to the rescue,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Speaker\u2063 McCarthy \u200badmitted defeat and asked \u2063Democrats to put out the fire that he and his party had started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans expressed outrage over the spending legislation. Several hard-line conservatives even renewed their threats to remove McCarthy from his speakership. Rep. Matt \u2062Gaetz (R-FL) \u200bhas repeatedly warned \u200bthat he would file a motion to vacate \u200cif McCarthy advanced a continuing resolution with Democratic support. Gaetz \u200dstated on Saturday that the speaker was on &#8220;tenuous ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fact that we&#8217;re\u200b reverting to the normal \u2062muscle memory of Washington to pass a continuing resolution is certainly disappointing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, however, dismissed any threats to his leadership position, defending the spending deal \u2062as\u200b necessary to avoid a shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If somebody wants a motion against me, bring it,&#8221; McCarthy said. &#8220;There has to be an adult \u2063in the room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution will now move to the Senate, where lawmakers could vote on\u200c it as early as Saturday evening. If approved, the bill will then be sent to President Joe Biden for his approval, just \u200chours before the funding deadline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE \u2063WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What other \u2062pressing issues are democratic leaders now turning their attention to after the passage of the \u2064temporary spending bill<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Uld have harmed our most vulnerable citizens to a temporary funding bill that provides stability and keeps the government functioning,&#8221; said\u200c Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. &#8220;This is a win for \u2062the American people and a testament to the power of working together to find common ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, will fund the government at current levels until November 21st. This gives Congress more time to negotiate\u200d a long-term spending plan and avoid a \u2062repeat of the 35-day government shutdown that occurred \u200bearlier this year.\u2062<\/p>\n<p>While the bill received broad support in the House, some Republicans criticized it\u200b for not including funding for President Trump&#8217;s border wall. However, Democrats argue that funding for the border wall is\u2064 a separate issue\u200c that should be addressed separately and not tied \u200dto the funding of the government\u2062.<\/p>\n<p>With the passage of the \u200ctemporary spending bill, democratic \u200dleaders are\u2064 now turning their attention\u2063 to other pressing\u2062 issues, including gun\u200c control, healthcare, and climate \u2063change. They see this victory as\u2062 a stepping stone towards achieving their policy goals and ensuring a functioning government that works\u200d for all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now that we have averted a shutdown, we\u200b can focus on \u2064addressing the needs of the American people,&#8221; said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. &#8220;We have important legislation to pass and we are ready to get to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This temporary funding measure is\u2063 a reminder of the importance of compromise\u2064 and bipartisan cooperation in achieving legislative successes. While tensions \u200cbetween the two parties\u2064 remain high on many issues, moments like this show that when both sides are willing to \u200dwork together, progress can be made.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of this temporary spending bill may only be a short-term solution, but it\u200d represents a victory \u2062for democratic leaders and their ability to navigate the complexities of \u2063governing. It\u200c also serves as \u200ba reminder that the work of democracy \u2063is ongoing and requires continuous efforts to find common ground and deliver results for the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic leaders are celebrating as the House approves a 45-day spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown. They claim victory, crediting their party for the legislation&#8217;s success. 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