House Hopes to Avert Government Shutdown With Vote Tonight
Fox has learned that House Republican leaders could try to move a new bill to fund the government, avert a shutdown and infuse FEMA with disaster money as early as Thursday night.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) tells Fox News, "We're going to vote tonight...We intend to make sure there isn't a government shutdown."
House efforts to pass a similar spending bill, or continuing resolution, came up short late Wednesday afternoon when more than 45 Republicans bucked their leadership and voted no on the measure, en route to 230-195 final vote.
Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) said, "Overall we have a lot of people who want to vote yes" and Cantor added, "We're trying to change the way business is done in Washington"...
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