{"id":2201760,"date":"2024-03-19T10:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-i-will-sign-it-immediately\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:46:38","slug":"biden-backs-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-i-will-sign-it-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-i-will-sign-it-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Supports Spending Bill to Prevent Shutdown, Pledges Prompt Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fbiden-backs-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-i-will-sign-it-immediately%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=2201760&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>A Government Shutdown Averted: President Biden and Lawmakers Reach a Crucial Agreement<\/h2>\n<p>In a gripping turn of events \u2062that keeps the wheels of government turning, <strong>President Joe Biden<\/strong> \u200dhas solidified his support for\u2062 a critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-warns-democrats-what-republicans-will-do-if-democrats-end-filibuster-would-be-childs-play\/\" title=\"McConnell Warns Democrats What Republicans Will Do If Democrats End Filibuster: \u2018Would Be Child\u2019s Play\u2019\">funding deal<\/a>, warding off the specter of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Midnight Oil \u200bBurns: A Deal is Struck<\/h3>\n<p>As the nation&#8217;s eyes were fixed on Capitol\u2064 Hill, <strong>congressional negotiators<\/strong> worked diligently into the night, emerging \u200dwith an agreement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-divided-congress-a-game-of-chicken-for-how-aggressively-republicans-wield-power-of-the-purse-begins\/\" title=\"With Divided Congress, A Game Of Chicken For How Aggressively Republicans Wield Power Of The Purse Begins\">final spending bill<\/a>. The most\u200b immediate result? The\u200b dedicated aides\u2063 are now fervently penning the bill that promises to keep the government&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-claims-inside-government-actors-helped-january-6-protesters-building-is-still-unsafe\/\" title=\"AOC Claims \u2018Inside\u2019 Government Actors Helped January 6 Protesters, Building Is Still Unsafe\">doors wide open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have come\u200d to an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wealthy-democrats-aided-and-abetted-the-biden-border-crisis-now-theyre-whining-about-it\/\" title=\"Wealthy Democrats contributed to the Biden border crisis and now complain about it.\">congressional \u200bleaders<\/a> on a path forward for\u2063 the remaining full-year funding bills,\u201d declared Biden in a statement infused with relief and determination. \u201cThe House and Senate\u200c are \u200cnow working to finalize a\u2064 package that can quickly be brought to\u2064 the floor, and I will sign it immediately.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Eleventh Hour Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>The road to this agreement was \u200cfraught with <strong>tense negotiations<\/strong> and \u2063marked disagreements, with the contentious issue \u2063of border security looming large. Yet, in a show of\u200b bipartisanship, lawmakers found common ground on\u2064 the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s funding late Monday\u2014just a touch behind their initial timeline.<\/p>\n<p>The support didn&#8217;t come only from the President&#8217;s party. In a show of unity,\u2064 <strong>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)<\/strong> extended his crucial\u2063 endorsement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAn agreement has been reached for DHS appropriations, which \u200dwill allow completion of the \u2062FY24 appropriations process,\u201d stated Johnson with an air\u200d of\u2062 commitment. \u201cHouse and Senate committees have commenced drafting the bill text, aiming for a swift\u200b release\u2064 and consideration by both the House and Senate.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Bipartisan Backing for the Funding Deal<\/h3>\n<p>On the\u2064 other side of the aisle, <strong>House Minority \u2063Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)<\/strong> also\u200b threw his\u2062 support behind the critical funding agreement. Laying out a\u2064 path to finalization:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cI commend ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and the appropriations committee for their exceptional\u200d leadership and \u200dtireless efforts\u200b over the past weeks,\u201d lauded Jeffries. \u200b\u201cIn the coming\u2064 days,\u2064 following the drafting process, Congress will thoroughly review and consider the appropriations package\u2064 aimed\u2063 at funding the government and serving the\u2063 American people efficiently.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With the legislative clock ticking, \u2062lawmakers now face a tight \u200dwindow. They have merely <strong>four working days<\/strong> to navigate this essential \u200dspending legislation \u200dthrough the \u2062intricate maze of both Congressional chambers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE\u200c TO READ MORE FROM THE\u200d WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the nation holds its\u2064 breath, this late-hour breakthrough not only eases worries of an immediate shutdown but also serves as a testament to the possibility of bipartisan cooperation amidst \u2063political turbulence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden endorses a funding deal, crafted Monday night by Congress, to avert a government shutdown. 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