Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Package, 25 Republicans Approve Bill

Although the federal government briefly went into a partial shutdown, the Senate finalized a deal to approve a $1.2 trillion spending package.

The bill passed in a 74-24 vote and goes to Joe Biden’s desk.

“Because obligations of federal funds are incurred and tracked on a daily basis, agencies will not shut down and may continue their normal operations,” the White House said in a statement.

According to NBC News, the bill funds the “departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, among others.”

25 Republicans approved the monstrosity.

Two Senate Republicans, Mike Braun (IN) and Rick Scott (FL), did not vote.

Here’s the list:

25 Republican Senators voted yes to pass the $1.2 trillion government funding package in the dark of night pic.twitter.com/asN8RxKOJj

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From the Associated Press:

Prospects for a short-term government shutdown had appeared to grow Friday evening after Republicans and Democrats battled over proposed amendments to the bill. Any successful amendments to the bill would have sent the legislation back to the House, which had already left town for a two-week recess.

But shortly before midnight Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a breakthrough.

“It’s been a very long and difficult day, but we have just reached an agreement to complete the job of funding the government,” Schumer said. “It is good for the country that we have reached this bipartisan deal. It wasn’t easy, but tonight our persistence has been worth it.”

While Congress has already approved money for Veterans Affairs, Interior, Agriculture and other agencies, the bill approved this week is much larger, providing funding for the Defense, Homeland Security and State departments and other aspects of general government.

The House passed the bill Friday morning by a vote of 286-134, narrowly gaining the two-thirds majority needed for approval. More than 70% of the money would go to defense.

Read the full list of House Republicans who voted for the $1.2 trillion spending bill:

FULL LIST of all RINO Republicans who just voted YES on the garbage $1.2 Trillion spending bill.

VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE and VACATE THE CHAIR!

Mark Amodei, Nev.

Don Bacon, Neb.

Jim Baird, Ind.

Andy Barr, Ky.

Cliff Bentz, Ore.

Stephanie Bice, Okla.

Larry Bucshon, Ind.

Ken…

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FULL LIST of all RINO Republicans who just voted YES on the garbage $1.2 Trillion spending bill.

VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE and VACATE THE CHAIR!

Mark Amodei, Nev.

Don Bacon, Neb.

Jim Baird, Ind.

Andy Barr, Ky.

Cliff Bentz, Ore.

Stephanie Bice, Okla.

Larry Bucshon, Ind.

Ken Calvert, Calif.

Mike Carey, Ohio

John Carter, Tex.

Buddy Carter, Ga.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Ore.

Juan Ciscomani, Ariz.

Tom Cole, Okla.

Rick Crawford, Ark.

Dan Crenshaw, Tex.

A. D’Esposito, N.Y.

Monica De La Cruz, Tex.

Mario Diaz-Balart, Fla.

John Duarte, Calif.

Neal Dunn, Fla.

Chuck Edwards, N.C.

Jake Ellzey, Tex.

Tom Emmer, Minn.

Drew Ferguson, Ga.

Brian Fitzpatrick, Pa.

Chuck Fleischmann, Tenn.

Mike Flood, Neb.

Virginia Foxx, N.C.

Mike Gallagher, Wis.

Andrew R. Garbarino, N.Y.

Mike Garcia, Calif.

Carlos A. Gimenez, Fla.

Kay Granger, Tex.

Sam Graves, Mo.

Brett Guthrie, Ky.

French Hill, Ark.

Ashley Hinson, Iowa

Erin Houchin, Ind.

Richard Hudson, N.C.

Bill Huizenga, Mich.

Darrell Issa, Calif.

John James, Mich.

Mike Johnson, La.

Dusty Johnson, S.D.

David Joyce, Ohio

Tom Kean Jr., N.J.

Mike Kelly, Pa.

Jen Kiggans, Va.

Kevin Kiley, Calif.

Young Kim, Calif.

David Kustoff, Tenn.

Nick LaLota, N.Y.

Doug LaMalfa, Calif.

Doug Lamborn, Colo.

Nick Langworthy, N.Y.

Bob Latta, Ohio

Jake LaTurner, Kan.

Michael Lawler, N.Y.

Laurel Lee, Fla.

Julia Letlow, La.

Frank Lucas, Okla.

Blaine Luetkemeyer, Mo.

Celeste Maloy, Utah

Michael McCaul, Tex.

Lisa C. McClain, Mich.

Patrick T. McHenry, N.C.

Dan Meuser, Pa.

Carol Miller, http://W.Va.

Max L. Miller, Ohio

M. Miller-Meeks, Iowa

Marcus J. Molinaro, N.Y.

John Moolenaar, Mich.

Blake D. Moore, Utah

Dan Newhouse, Wash.

Zachary Nunn, Iowa

Jay Obernolte, Calif.

Greg Pence, Ind.

Guy Reschenthaler, Pa.

Harold Rogers, Ky.

David Rouzer, N.C.

John Rutherford, Fla.

M. Elvira Salazar, Fla.

Steve Scalise, La.

Adrian Smith, Neb.

Jason T. Smith, Mo.

Lloyd Smucker, Pa.

Michelle Steel, Calif.

Elise Stefanik, N.Y.

Glenn Thompson, Pa.

Michael R. Turner, Ohio

David G. Valadao, Calif.

Derrick Van Orden, Wis.

Tim Walberg, Mich.

Brad Wenstrup, Ohio

Brandon Williams, N.Y.

Joe Wilson, S.C.

Rob Wittman, Va.

Steve Womack, Ark.

Rudy Yakym, Ind.

Ryan Zinke, Mont.

Per CBS News:

Its passage allows Congress to shift its focus to other priorities, including next year’s spending bills that need to be signed into law by October and foreign aid to U.S. allies that has been in limbo for months.

But the agreement House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, reached with Democratic leadership in the Senate to fund the government also threatens his position in leadership after a majority of his conference voted against the bill.

The frenzied rush to fund the government was the latest example of internal divisions within the increasingly narrow Republican majority in the House that has forced party leaders to rely on Democratic votes to get legislation passed, much to the dismay of conservatives. House Democrats voted for Friday’s bill by a margin of 185 in favor to 22 against, compared to the 101 to 112 split among Republicans.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, teased a possible no-confidence vote in Johnson, filing a motion to vacate that the House could be forced to consider after its upcoming two-week recess. The motion is the same maneuver that a handful of Republicans used to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California from the speakership in October amid GOP divisions about how to handle spending.

“I filed the motion to vacate today, but it’s more of a warning,” Greene said after the House vote, adding that “it’s time for our conference to choose a new speaker.”

Read what’s included in the $1.2 trillion spending package below: