Hours after President-Elect Donald Trump endorsed a new bill to fund the government, the House of Representatives took the first of multiple expected votes on the bill.
The House first voted on whether to suspend the rules to pass the bill. That vote failed, 174 to 235, with both Republicans and Democrats voting against it.
The vote required two-thirds to pass. Most Republicans (172) voted for the bill, while most Democrats (197) voted against it. Only two Democrats bucked their party in supporting the bill, while 38 Republicans voted against it. One Democrat voted “present,” and 20 House members failed to vote before the clerk called the vote.
The House is expected to vote on the effort again this evening.
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