Senate and then the House will help avert one crisis, but just delay another as the political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.The House approved the short-term funding measure by a 254-175 vote not long after Senate passage in a 65-35 vote.
A large majority of Republicans in both chambers voted against it. The legislation was needed to keep the government running once the current budget year ended at midnight Thursday.
Passage will buy lawmakers more time to craft the spending measures that will fund federal agencies and the programs they administer.“There’s so much more to do,” Biden said in a statement after the signing.