House passes Trump deal on majority Democratic vote
BY <http://thehill.com/author/cristina-marcos> CRISTINA MARCOS - 09/08/17 10:37 AM EDT <http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/349786-house-passes-trump-deal- on-majority-democratic-vote#bottom-story-socials> 0 321 <mailto:?subject=TheHill.com%3A%20House%20passes%20Trump%20deal%20on%20major ity%20Democratic%20vote&body=From%20TheHill.com%3A%20%0A%0AThe%20bill%20incl udes%20more%20than%20%2415%20billion%20in%20disaster%20recovery%20aid%20for% 20the%20victims%20of%20Hurricane%20H...%0A%0Ahttp%3A//thehill.com/blogs/floo r-action/house/349786-house-passes-trump-deal-on-majority-democratic-vote> © Greg Nash The House on Friday cleared a short-term measure to avoid a government shutdown and raise the debt limit into December, ratifying a deal President Trump struck with Democrats. Lawmakers voted 316-90 for the package that includes more than $15 billion in disaster recovery aid for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The majority of House Republicans voted for the bill, something that had been uncertain, but more of the yes votes came from Democrats. Ninety lawmakers voted against the bill, all of them Republicans. The House voted earlier in the week to approve a standalone measure to provide federal assistance for Hurricane Harvey victims in an overwhelming 419-3 vote. But many conservatives balked at the final bill, which became a three-month extension of the debt ceiling with no spending reforms. During a meeting in the Oval Office this week, Trump rejected a proposal from Speaker <http://thehill.com/people/paul-ryan> Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader <http://thehill.com/people/mitch-mcconnell> Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.) and his own Treasury Secretary, <http://thehill.com/people/steven-mnuchin> Steven Mnuchin, to extend the debt limit for 18 months so that lawmakers wouldnt have to deal with the thorny issue again until after the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats, who sought to maximize their leverage knowing GOP leaders would likely need their votes to avoid a default, insisted on a three-month extension. Despite protestations from GOP leaders, Trump went with the offer from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader <http://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer> Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). The Republican Study Committee, the largest GOP caucus in the House with more than 150 members, opposed the deal. Republicans campaigned on changing the status quo, and Americans elected us based on that message, RSC Chairman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) said in a statement. GOP leaders pushed to attach a debt limit extension to the hurricane aid out of concerns that the billions of dollars needed to clean up after the disaster would result in the U.S. hitting the debt limit earlier than the originally expected date of Sept. 29. With another major hurricane set to hit the U.S. this weekend, Ryan explained that Congress needed to act quickly to ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wouldn't run out of money. "People on their smartphones are quickly applying for their FEMA relief, and those applications are being approved, and that money is going out the door at such a faster pace than we've ever experienced before, to the point where [the Office of Management and Budget] is telling us FEMA could run out of money as early as [Friday], and no later than Tuesday," Ryan said at a news conference on Thursday. EM On the 49th Parallel Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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