WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 336-95 to keep the government open, averting a shutdown that would have idled most government services and halted paychecks to most federal employees. It had been a cliff-hanger: Current funding for the government was due to expire in three days. If the Senate approves the House bill, government spending would be authorized through January 19. In the meantime a longer term solution will need to be worked out. How members of the Minnesota and Wisconsin delegations voted:
A test for House speaker
passage was a victory for new House Speaker Mike Johnson. He was unable to muster a majority of his House Republicans behind an extension on spending and relied on Democrats to pass the measure. Johnson’s problem finding a Republican majority is the GOP Freedom Caucus, a right-wing faction that is so committed to scaling back federal spending and services that it favors shutting the whole thing down.
To keep government funded
> Angie Craig, D-Mn2 (south suburbs).
> Tom Emmer, R-Mn6 (north suburbs).
> Betty McCollum, D-Mn4 (St. Paul).
> Ilhan Omar, D-Mn5 (Minneapolis).
> Dean Phillips, D-Mn3 (west suburbs).
> Pete Stauber, R-Mn 8 (Iron Range).
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> Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wi5 (Clyman).
> Glen Grothman, R-Wi6 (Campbellsport).
> Gwen Moore, D-Wi4 (Milwaukee): Jeffries.
> Mark Pocan, D-Wi2 (Madison).
> Bryan Steil, R-Wi1 (Janesville),
> Derrick Van Orden, R-Wi3 (Prairie du Chien).
Against
> Michelle Fischbach, R-Mn7 (rural west).
> Brad Finstad, R-Mn1 (south).
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> Mike Gallagher, R-Wi8 (Green Bay).
> Tom Tiffany, R-Wi7 (Hazelburst).