The House of Representatives on Nov. 12 is expected to take a vote on a legislative package to fund the government as Washington stands on the precipice of ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
During a House Rules Committee hearing that went into the early hours of Wednesday morning after being gavelled in at about 6:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the panel voted 8–4 to advance the legislation.
Democrats are expected to broadly oppose the measure, meaning its success will largely come down to the cohesion of the Republican conference, which is expected to pass the bill.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.)—who, along with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), opposed an earlier version of the spending bill in September—will back the bill, her spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email….
House to Vote on Bill to End Government Shutdown
