House lawmakers voted Friday to approve a newly negotiated spending bill that included many of the same components of the earlier legislation — but without the debt limit provision that had sparked consternation among many in the party.
Republican leaders shared the text late Friday, shortly before lawmakers approved the spending legislation, 366-34.
Lawmakers were scrambling for a path forward after an initial bill was tanked by President-elect Trump and his allies on Wednesday, and a later bill approved by Trump failed on the House floor Thursday.
HOUSE PASSES SPENDING BILL TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
The bill, unlike the version rejected Thursday night, removes a debt limit extension sought by President-elect Donald Trump, which would have included a two-year suspension of the debt lim...