President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, averting a shutdown crisis after Congress passed the legislation. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes $100 billion in disaster aid and a one-year farm bill. The Senate passed the funding bill overnight on Saturday, shortly after the House approved the measure.
The Senate vote was 85-11, and the House vote was 366-34. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden supported the legislation that ultimately passed Congress. “While it does not include everything we sought, it includes disaster relief that the President requested for the communities recovering from the storm, eliminates the accelerated pathway to a tax cut for billionaires, and would ensure that the government can continue to operate at full capacity,” Jean-Pierre said in Friday’s statement.
Biden signs funding bill
The bill’s signing caps off a chaotic few days that began when President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk publicly opposed the initial bipartisan deal, effectively killing it. As the two men vocally opposed the deal, Republicans in Congress swiftly echoed their criticism.
However, Trump also urged Republicans to extend or abolish the debt limit, a request that did not make it into the final bill. Despite this, Republicans still overwhelmingly supported the final bill. After the initial bipartisan deal fell apart, a new funding bill was brought for a vote on Thursday.
A vast majority of Democrats and a few dozen Republicans initially voted it down. Jean-Pierre on Thursday accused Republicans of “doing the bidding of their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hardworking Americans,” slamming the party for derailing the initial bipartisan agreement.
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