The measure’s security programs were overwhelmingly approved by 361-69, the rest by 260-171, with most Republicans opposed. The House approved the overall bill in two separate votes. “We have important work that we’re doing here.” She said with her party in the 50-50 Senate needing at least 10 GOP votes to pass legislation, Democrats “are going to have to know there has to be compromise.” “We’ve got a war going on in Ukraine,” Pelosi told reporters, explaining the urgency Democrats felt in making concessions in bargaining with Republicans. supplies of vaccines, treatments and tests and battle the disease around the world, but a Democratic revolt over Republican-demanded state aid cuts to cover the new initiatives’ costs forced her to scrap that spending. Hours earlier, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had to abandon the bill’s $15.6 billion for combating the pandemic, a decision she called “heartbreaking” and that spelled defeat for a top priority of President Joe Biden and party leaders. Senate approval was assured by week’s end or perhaps slightly longer. Democrats won treasured domestic initiatives, Republicans achieved defense boosts, and both got their imprint on funds to counter Russia’s brutal invasion of its western neighbor. Passage of the Ukraine aid and the $1.5 trillion government-wide legislation carrying it let both parties lay claim to election-year victories for their priorities. aid to battered Ukraine and its European allies, after top Democrats were forced to abruptly drop their plan to include fresh funds to battle COVID-19. WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a massive spending bill Wednesday night that would rush $13.6 billion in U.S. Business & Finance Click to expand menu._Īssociated Press staff writer Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar contributed to this report. Hospitals say it does nothing to shield them from Medicare payment cuts scheduled to go into effect amid uncertainty about the new omicron variant. Separately, some health care providers protested the stopgap spending measure. Mike Braun, R-Ind., to vote to reject the administration’s mandates in a congressional review action expected next week, separate from the funding fight. Some Republicans prefer an effort from Sen. Polling from The Associated Press shows Americans are divided over Biden’s effort to vaccinate workers, with Democrats overwhelmingly for it while most Republicans are against. The administration has also put in place policies requiring millions of federal employees and federal contractors, including military troops, to be fully vaccinated. Earlier, a federal appeals court temporarily halted the OSHA requirement affecting employers with 100 or more workers.
The administration has pursued vaccine requirements for several groups of workers, but the effort is facing legal setbacks.Ī federal judge this week blocked the administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states. “One of the things I’m a little concerned about is: Why would we make ourselves the object of public attention by creating the specter of a government shutdown?” said Texas Sen. He blamed Schumer for not negotiating and for ignoring their position. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Democrats knew last month that several Republicans would use all means at their disposal to oppose legislation that funds or allows the enforcement of the employer vaccine mandate. Both parties agree the stoppages are irresponsible, yet few deadlines pass without a late scramble to avoid them. The longest shutdown in history happened under President Donald Trump - 35 days stretching into January 2019, when Democrats refused to approve money for his U.S-Mexico border wall. It was just the latest instance of the brinkmanship around government funding that has triggered several costly shutdowns and partial closures over the past two decades. Some Republicans opposed to Biden’s vaccine rules wanted Congress to take a hard stand against the mandated shots for workers at larger businesses, even if that meant shutting down federal offices over the weekend by blocking a request that would expedite a final vote on the spending bill. “There is a plan in place unless somebody decides to be totally erratic, and I don’t think that will happen,” Biden said. Before the votes, Biden said he had spoken with Senate leaders and he played down fears of a shutdown.
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