Budget Deal Clears House, Senate

Any threat of a government shutdown is now gone
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM CDT
Updated Apr 14, 2011 5:10 PM CDT
House Passes Spending Bill to Keep Government Running Through 2011 Fiscal Year
House Speaker John Boehner speaks on Capitol Hill Thursday.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The shutdown showdown is over, at least until the fall. The House and Senate today passed a measure to fund the government through September, the end of the 2011 fiscal year. The bill passed 260-167 in the House on a bipartisan vote, required because 59 Republicans broke ranks and voted against it, reports Politico. It then cleared the Senate, 81-19, and headed to President Obama's desk for his signature. As agreed upon in last week's down-to-the-wire negotiations, it calls for $38 billion in spending cuts, notes the New York Times.

  • John Boehner: “Is it perfect? No. I’d be the first to admit it’s flawed. But welcome to divided government.”
  • Democratic whip Steny Hoyer: “The priorities that we have agreed to in this resolution are not my priorities. But we have reached an agreement.”
(More Congress stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X