Senate to take up bill quickly; Biden has indicated he will sign it

After two failed attempts, the U.S. House on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government through March.

The vote was 366 to 34, with one member voting present. Republicans cast all 34 votes against the bill.

      • Graphy@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        My wife is a NPS ranger and at least once a year she’ll come home and talk about how a new ranger is stressed out by the possibility of a shutdown.

        I can’t express how angry it makes me that these poor kids have to deal with that bullshit. The new rangers are usually fresh out of grad school and broke because they just moved across country for a low paying job.

        All they want to do is wear their dorky ass uniforms and info dump on tourists. They’re literally like the best of us Americans

        • rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com
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          2 hours ago

          I feel just like those new rangers, except I’m older and am from a different agency, and I still am stressed out by this. I hate it. 10-15 years ago I would not have expected this, but whatever, as I try to support my elderly parents and pay my bills. Hopefully the Senate passes this; I expect them to.

          • Graphy@lemmy.world
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            2 hours ago

            I’ll never understand how people can so easily play with other people’s lives as if it were a joke

            I hope everything works out for you and your parents.