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From the Washington Examiner: House Republicans successfully passed the continuing resolution to fund the government just days before a looming shutdown, largely thanks to President Donald Trump and one surprising Democratic vote.
The House passed the CR, which freezes funding levels until Sept. 30, 217-213. All Republicans except Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted in favor of the spending bill, which raises defense spending by about $8 billion and lowers nondefense spending by about $13 billion.
Only one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), voted in favor and helped push the bill over the finish line after party leadership pledged over the last week not to vote for a “partisan” continuing resolution that “rips away life-sustaining healthcare and retirement benefits from everyday Americans.”
Heading into the vote, a few House Democrats told the Washington Examiner they were united against the CR but anticipated it would still pass with Republican votes. Many Democrats have accused the CR of cutting Medicaid and Social Security, notions that Republicans have vehemently pushed back against.
House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted the Democrats for pushing the false narrative, saying, “They either have an issue with reading comprehension, or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation campaigns that we’ve ever seen in our lives.”
“Every single word of that is a lie. … They just made it up. They didn’t read the bill. … There are no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Zero,” Johnson declared.
Democrats either have an issue with reading comprehension or they’re running a shameful misinformation campaign.
The CR has NO CUTS to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or veterans’ benefits.
Members of the media: if you’re allowing Democrats to make intentionally false… pic.twitter.com/xPrvUtkfQQ
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) March 11, 2025
Two congress members did not vote, one Democrat and one Republican: Reps. Tim Moore (R-NC) and Raul Grijalva (D-NM).
The Continuing Resolution bill now heads to the U.S. Senate.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted against while Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) voted in favor.
Reps. Tim Moore (R-NC) and Raul Grijalva (D-NM) did not vote.
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 11, 2025
Massie’s decision to vote against the bill earned him the wrath of President Trump, who has now called for a Republican to run against him in the next election.
In a post on social media, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the bill passed in the House:
Today, House Republicans stood for the American people and voted to maintain funding the paychecks for our troops, the agents who secure our borders, the TSA workers responsible for safe air travel, as well as the healthcare and benefits for veterans, and essential services and programs that keep the government operational. But House Democrats decided to double down on partisan politics.
For years, House Democrats have railed against government shutdowns, but they suddenly changed their tune when President Trump returned to office. Their falsehoods and misinformation campaigns are a desperate attempt to distract from their own failures. Despite these tactics, President Trump and Congressional Republicans will stop at nothing to deliver on the mandate given by the American people.
In a shameful display of coordinated political theater, Democrats are willing to run out the clock on funding the government in a failed attempt to block the America First agenda. Now it’s decision time for Senate Democrats: cast a vote to keep the government open or be responsible for shutting it down.
Today, House Republicans stood for the American people and voted to maintain funding the paychecks for our troops, the agents who secure our borders, the TSA workers responsible for safe air travel, as well as the healthcare and benefits for veterans, and essential services and…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) March 11, 2025
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