WASHINGTON –The U.S. Senate voted 85-11 to fund the federal government into March with roughly $100 billion in disaster relief as well as extending farm aid programs. The bill earlier passed the House despite opposition from President-elect Donald Trump. He had pressed super-aggressively to include a pathway to lower taxes for rich people and corporations per campaign promises. At his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida, sources said, Trump was sullen at the loss – as was ElonMusk,”who’s come to be called “the co-president.” But House Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol had a different take. Johnson told reporters that Trump was happy with the bill. Musk took to the online platform X. which he owns, to put a smily face on the situation.
Here’s how Minnesota and Wisconsin senators voted:
For budget extension
Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin
Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota
Tina Smith, D-Minnesota
Against
Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin
Earlier: How they voted: On federal budget /1